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	<title>Rizio and Nelson California Law Blog</title>
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		<title>Juvenile Facilities are Downsizing Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prison Reform in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very exciting time for change and new hope for California&#8217;s inflated prison population.  According to the Department of Corrections website, there are many changes being made to the system to better serve inmates&#8217; needs, thereby reducing the recidivism rate.  They include:

Adult education, vocation, and drug addiction programs, including a prison-to-employment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KEYT Local News &#8211; Helpful news items</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We understand that it&#8217;s important for you to keep up with the news. Now, you can review upcoming drunk driving checkpoints and more.  We are committed to bringing you the most current news stories available in California as they apply to the law.



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		<title>PVDMI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the focus of reducing California&#8217;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&#8217;s called the Parole Violation Decision Making Instrument, or PVDMI.  According to an article in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orange County News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in Orange County, it&#8217;s important that you understand the things that can impact you.  We are pleased to be able to provide you with an ongoing update regarding what&#8217;s news in Orange County.

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		<title>Top Attorneys In Orange County.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations from American Registry on being recognized by Orange Coast Magazine in its selection of Top Attorneys In Orange County.
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		<title>New 2010 Firearms Laws</title>
		<link>http://www.rizioandnelson.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/new-2010-firearms-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rizioandnelson.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/new-2010-firearms-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was researching for current topics for this blog, I came across the news that California&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firearm Microstamping vs. Electronic Reporting of Firearms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two gun control measures on California&#8217;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&#8217;s look at the first regulation, the electronic reporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common California Employment Law Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.rizioandnelson.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/common-california-employment-law-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rizioandnelson.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/common-california-employment-law-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does California require employers to allow rest breaks?Yes.  California employees are guaranteed a ten minute rest period for each four hour period that they work.  This is covered by the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders.  Whenever possible the break should be half way through a shift. If it’s not provided, you are entitled to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California&#8217;s Early Prison Release</title>
		<link>http://www.rizioandnelson.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/californias-early-prison-release/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rizioandnelson.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/californias-early-prison-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective Monday, January 25, 2010, the new law providing early release for non-violent criminals will allow approximately 6,500 inmates to be set free.  Under the new law, which was signed into effect last fall, only those prisoners who have completed educational and vocational programs, and who have been selected as not likely to commit [...]]]></description>
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