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Juvenile Facilities are Downsizing Too

According to a February 22 article on the Department of Justice Website, the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility has been closed. The article states, “At its peak, it housed approximately 2,000 youth, nearly a fifth of the 10,000 youth committed to state custody.” Gordon Hinkle and Bill Sessa write, “Closure of the facility in Chino, which had been the state’s largest for juvenile...

Prison Reform in California

This is a very exciting time for change and new hope for California’s inflated prison population. According to the Department of Corrections website, there are many changes being made to the system to better serve inmates’ needs, thereby reducing the recidivism rate. They include: Adult education, vocation, and drug addiction programs, including a prison-to-employment program and an...

PVDMI

With the focus of reducing California’s recidivism rate, and the mandate that the prison population be reduced, a risk assessment system is used to determine if a criminal should be released on parole, or be returned to prison. It’s called the Parole Violation Decision Making Instrument, or PVDMI. According to an article in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)...

Top Attorneys In Orange County.

Congratulations from American Registry on being recognized by Orange Coast Magazine in its selection of Top Attorneys In Orange County.

New 2010 Firearms Laws

As I was researching for current topics for this blog, I came across the news that California’s New and Amended Firearms Legislation has come into effect starting January first of this year. As I began to read the new regulations, I thought they were fairly straightforward. I found these three that regulate ammunition, and I quote: “Any person who is enjoined from engaging in activity associated...

Firearm Microstamping vs. Electronic Reporting of Firearms

There are two gun control measures on California’s DOJ Bureau of Firearms website that are worthy of discussion: Electronic Reporting of Firearms, which goes into effect July 1, 2010 Firearm Microstamping, supposed to be in effect this year but is still in the proposal stages, according to the webpage Let’s look at the first regulation, the electronic reporting of firearms. Basically,...