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Text Version - Friday, February 26, 2010

Hello and thank you for calling the CCPOA 5150 hotline - today is Friday, February 26, 2010, and here is the latest news from Sacramento.

OFFICERS DOWN
While many of you have no doubt heard, three Fresno-area officers were shot yesterday while attempting to serve a warrant. Fresno County Deputy Sheriff Mark Harris was shot but treated and released from a local hospital. Fresno Deputy Joel Wahlenmaier died at the scene and Reedley police officer Javier Bejar remains on life support and is not expected to recover.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of these brave officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

CCPOA NEWS
The 7th episode of CCPOA's First Watch Frontline News video reports is now available on the CCPOA website. The latest installment is dated 2/22/2010. These online video reports are being produced on a regular basis so we can get first hand information on important events out to our members faster.

We also have a correction from last week: We incorrectly reported the location of the CCPOA Fire Statewide Chapter meeting which will be held on March 6th. The correct location is at the Sheraton Suites Hotel in San Diego from 9-5.

Also, on March 13th, the MTA Statewide Chapter meeting will be held at the Monterey Hilton Garden Inn from 9-5. Please RSVP to Linda Dabb at (800) 821-6443, ext. 251 if you plan on attending.

This past week, an informational protest was held outside the gates of Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. CCPOA Chapter president Marcus Jones with assistance from CCPOA activist Ian Pickett held the week-long rally protesting security-related decisions at the prison which threaten the safety and security of their members. Local television and radio stations covered the event throughout the week and it appears that the issues of the CCPOA Kern Valley chapter will receive the appropriate attention from local management. Great job, guys!

PENSION REDUCTION NEWS
Earlier this week, Governor Schwarzenegger and Republican candidate Meg Whitman backed away from supporting a ballot measure that would greatly reduce pensions for newly-hired public employees. Political consultants from both major parties said Republicans were worried such a measure simply would mobilize public employee unions and bring more liberal voters to the polls in November, when Whitman hopes to be her party's nominee for governor.

Republican political consultant Ray McNally said that pension measure would have inflamed labor and helped unions organize for the election in November, "but it's not going to inflame most voters. "People don't get out of bed in the morning and say, 'My God, we've got to sock it to the cops," concluded McNally.

BUDGET NEWS
The Schwarzenegger administration announced this week that, contrary to the his previous statements and proposed budget items, the governor has yet again reversed course and he decided to not commute the sentences of thousands of illegal immigrant inmates and then ship them off to the federal government for housing and ultimately deportation. The governor had previously stated that CDCR could save nearly $200 million by commuting the sentences of nearly 8,500 offenders but this week decided that only 850 may receive commutation of their sentences. The governor said that his earlier cost-savings predictions were "vastly overstated," and that many of the proposed commutations would have to be enacted by the next governor and not occurring for up to six months AFTER Schwarzenegger leaves office. Wasn't this the governor who pledged to NOT pass problems on to future administrations, refusing, he said, to "kick the can down the street?" He probably thinks he was misquoted.

CDCR NEWS
This week, CDCR closed youth operations at Heman G. Stark YTS facility in preparation for its conversion to become part of the CIM operations in Chino.

CDCR expects to bring nearly 3,000 adult beds on line at the former youth facility at an estimated construction cost of about $110 million. Once completed, the facility is expected to lead to the hiring of hundreds of new correctional officers.

In the Central Valley town of Madera, there was a heated debate at the town hall meeting this week as local families fought to keep a proposed prison out of their community. The environmental review process is set to begin soon and may allow local opponents to slow or block this proposal based on the adverse impact the prison may have on the community.

The governor made a couple of appointments this week relative to CDCR. He appointed Darby Kernan Thomas as assistant secretary of legislative affairs for the CDCR, where she will assume the bulk of the lobbying duties there previously handled by Joyce Hayhoe who recently retired.

The governor also appointed George Neotti, former chief deputy warden at Salinas Valley to be the new warden at RJ Donovan. Neotti began his career with the department as a correctional cook supervisor at CMC, serving in that capacity from 1984-1989.

PRIVATE PRISONS
Inmates at private prisons operated by Corrections Corporation of America in Kentucky and Washington, D.C. filed separate lawsuits this week alleging that private prison guards employed by the for-profit company repeatedly raped them and the that the company was responsible for allowing it to happen.

One suit, filed in federal court in Kentucky, alleges that an employee at the Otter Creek Correctional Center forced her to engage in non-consensual sexual acts between March and October 2007 and threatened to block her parole if she reported him to authorities. The suit also names Corrections Corporation of America, which operates the prison under contract with the state, and the Department of Corrections as defendants. It alleges that they failed to properly screen, train and supervise the employee.

At least six workers at private Otter Creek prison have been charged with sex-related crimes involving inmates at the facility.

In the other federal lawsuit, two former CCA inmates claim they were repeatedly sexually assaulted by CCA guards. One inmate claims that she was transferred to a different private prison two hours away and placed in solitary confinement after she complained about being repeatedly raped by CCA staff at the Correctional Treatment Facility, in Washington, D.C. Another woman alleged that she was repeatedly groped and fondled by a CCA private prison male guard and that she too was placed in solitary confinement after she complained about the attacks.

PAROLEES
A Napa man was taken to jail this past week after allegedly stealing a large amount of video games from a Wal-Mart and fighting with store employees when he was caught. The parolee, who was also on probation at the time, was arrested on suspicion of robbery and violation of probation.

A parolee took police on a short pursuit before she crashed into a car waiting at a red light in Santa Ana. The parolee was injured in the crash and taken to a hospital where she was booked on suspicion of evading arrest, possession of narcotics and parole violation.

Monterey County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Salinas man on charges of child molestation and false imprisonment. The deputies say their investigation determined that a 50 year-old Salinas parolee molested a 6-year old girl and held her against her will. Deputies confirmed his active parole status and noted that the parolee is listed as eligible for non-revocable parole.

A high-speed chase of an Oakland parolee ended with a crash this week. The parolee intentionally rammed an Oakland police car with a stolen Acura and fled, triggering a chase which reached speeds of more than 100 mph before he crashed the vehicle into the center divide. The parolee tried to run for it, but was captured and arrested on suspicion of auto theft, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and felony evading police.

COST SAVINGS
An officer wrote in this week about rumored plans at Folsom State Prison to re-number and re-paint the buildings as well as re-formatting paperwork for cell-counts, etc. The officer countered with the following argument:

Why would someone want to spend money on all the changes that would have to be made, paper work to match cell counts in each building and who knows what just so the buildings ran 1-5 when you visit and not be so confusing to those who will never work the line or the buildings?

Good point, officer. Thanks for getting this to us.

While this idea has yet to actually cost taxpayers any money just yet, it gave us an idea that maybe we should expand our COST SAVINGS segment to include "CDCR dumb ideas of the week" or insert an additional section for these well thought-out "improvements" originating from CDCR administration's "finest."

We'll try it out and see if there is an interest from the membership in reporting on upcoming "CDCR Dumb Ideas of the Week."

Thanks for your suggestions and please remember to forward to CCPOA anything you see at your prison that could be classified as wasteful of taxpayer dollars, or, if it's just another dumb idea proposed by management you'd like to be shared with your fellow officers. You can send your comments to ryan.sherman@ccpoa.org.

Lastly, a reminder that the 5th Annual CIM Memorial Run will be held on Saturday, April 10th at the Chino prison in honor of peace officers killed in the line of duty.

Also, if you have any staff assaults at your prison, please forward your information to nichol.gomez@ccpoa.org.

That's it for this week. We'll continue to stay on top of things and keep you informed. Look for updates each Friday. We will also provide additional updates to the budget as information becomes available.

Thanks for calling the 5150 hotline and have a safe shift.

 

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