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Antonovich Blasts Prison Realignment Program In Wake Of Northridge Kidnapping

Tobias Summers, the man wanted in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old Northridge girl, has a long rap sheet, which includes a kidnapping charge.

CBS Los Angeles–2013/04/01

Firefighters try to put out a fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013. (credit: Germano Roratto/AFP/Getty Images)

Hollywood Nightclub Accused Of Overcrowding, Fire Risks Following Brazil Tragedy

Three people affiliated with a Hollywood nightclub have been charged with violating fire codes and allowing overcrowding that put lives in danger in the wake of a nightclub fire in Brazil that left 235 people dead.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/01

Brown Declares Calif. Prison Overcrowding Emergency Over

Gov. Jerry Brown says the state’s long-running prison crisis is over.

2013/01/08

Calif. Must Say How It Will Ease Prison Crowding

A federal three-judge panel has given California corrections officials until January to say how they will reduce the state’s inmate population to comply with an order upheld last year by the U.S. Supreme Court.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/10/11

LA County To Reduce Jail Overcrowding With Computer Software Program

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department hopes to reduce inmate overcrowding with the help of a computer software screening program.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/31

William Woodin (courtesy OC Sheriff's Dept.)

Inmate Wanted After OC Jail Break; First Such Escape In 20 Years

An Orange County sheriff’s official said the escape is the first at the Theo Lacy jail in 20 years and could be a troubling sign of things to come.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/01/05

In this TV frame grab, Dr. Conrad Murray is remanded into custody after the jury returned with a guilty verdict in his involuntary manslaughter trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court on November 7, 2011. (credit: Pool/Getty Images)

DA: Murray May Be Released Early In Efforts To Ease Jail Overcrowding

District Attorney Steve Cooley warns the possibility of releasing inmates early could lead to a very short stint behind bars for Dr. Conrad Murray.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/11/14

Villaraigosa Blasts State’s Plan To Transfer Inmates To LA

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined city officials in speaking out against California’s plan to move state prisoners to local jails to relieve overcrowding.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/10/03

Official: LA County Faces Incoming ‘Tsunami’ Of Freed State Parolees

Supervisor Mike Antonovich is trying to come up with a plan to adequately prepare the public for an impending release of thousands of state parolees.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/24

Enrollment Options Dwindle At Overcrowded Community Colleges

A new study shows that nearly half of all community college students couldn’t enroll in one or more classes they needed due to overcrowding at California campuses.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/03/29

Supreme Court To Consider Overcrowding In California Prisons

The Supreme Court appears ready to endorse an order calling on California to move thousands of inmates out of its overcrowded prisons so that those who remain get adequate health care.

2010/11/30