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Former LA ‘Queen Pin’ Discusses Her Journey From Drug Dealing To Redemption

In the 1980s and early 90s, Jemeker Thompson-Hairston was one of the biggest drug dealers in Los Angeles. Seven years after her release from prison, she has turned her life around, founding a ministry and detailing her journey from drugs and money laundering to faith in a new memoir.

2013/05/01

Man, 23, Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Groping 2 Girls Under 14

RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A 23-year-old man was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for groping two girls, both under 14, at a Jurupa Valley store. Brandon Alan Dimmitt pleaded guilty on April 12 to […]

2013/04/26

Report Outlines Abuses By Calif. Prison Staff

A California parole agent was accused of soliciting one of his parolees to kill another. Numerous corrections department employees allegedly had sex with inmates, including juveniles.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/03

Conrad Murray Sings, Maintains Innocence In First Interview Since Conviction In Michael Jackson’s Death

Conrad Murray Tuesday continued to maintain his innocence in connection to Michael Jackson’s death in an exclusive phone interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/02

Some Convicts Getting Out Early With No Monitoring

Part of California’s transformative prison realignment law was intended to give prosecutors and judges sentencing flexibility: Some convicts could receive a combination of custody and supervision, an approach favored by the state, while others could escape probation in exchange for serving longer sentences.

2013/03/30

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Pimp Slapped With 7 Year Prison Sentence

A 33-year-old Los Angeles man was slapped with a seven year prison sentence Friday for being a pimp in Anaheim.

2013/03/01

LA Judge Tasked With Reviewing Three-Strikes Law Cases

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has started the process of reviewing cases of California inmates who are serving time under the three-strikes law.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/25

Can ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Oscars Help Free Imprisoned Doctor Who Helped Find Bin Laden?

“Zero Dark Thirty” is a contender to bring home an Academy Award for Best Picture this weekend, but first, local activists are joining forces to free a doctor who helped the United States find Osama bin Laden.

CBS Los Angeles–2013/02/20

Bill Aimed At Mandatory Felony For Parolees Who Cut Off GPS Bracelet

A Southland lawmaker said Monday new data supports his efforts in Sacramento to crack down on parolees who remove GPS-ankle bracelets.

2013/02/11

Charles Manson (credit: Getty Images News/Handout)

Gov. Brown To Set Fate Of Ex-Manson Follower

California’s governor has been asked to make the final decision on whether a former Charles Manson follower will be released on parole after serving more than 40 years in prison.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/04

Heidi Rummel is the co-director of the USC Gould School of Law's Post-Conviction Justice Project. (credit: CBS)

USC Law Students Fight To Get A Dying Woman Released From Prison

A group of USC law students filed a formal request to Gov. Jerry Brown Thursday to grant parole to a 66-year-old terminally ill woman who has been behind bars for 25 years for killing her abusive partner.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/01

Judge: Law Won’t Protect Unmarried Victims In Rape

A court overturned the rape conviction of a man who authorities say pretended to be a sleeping woman’s boyfriend before initiating intercourse, ruling that an arcane law from 1872 doesn’t protect unmarried women in such cases.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/03

Ex-City Commissioner Who Blamed Tumor For Child Porn Stash Sentenced To 7 Years

A former Los Angeles city commissioner who blamed a tumor for his partiality to child pornography was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Monday afternoon.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/10

Ex-OC Coach Sentenced To Nearly 300 Years For Molestation

A former Orange County martial arts instructor and soccer coach has been sentenced to nearly 300 years in prison for molesting 11 students.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/06

Juana Perez Valencia was convicted of second-degree murder and child assault causing death on Sept. 28. (courtesy OC District Attorney's Office)

Anaheim Woman, 21, Sentenced To Prison For Killing Newborn Baby

An Anaheim woman was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Friday for killing her baby after giving birth in an Orange County restaurant where she worked.

2012/11/09