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The California Crisis

Bob Walsh worked for 24 years with the California Department of Corrections at Deuel Vocational Institution located near Tracy, California. He retired in early 2005. Since then he has been taking classes, exercising his obsolete camera equipment, rusticating and writing for the PacoVilla web site which focuses on issues within what is now called the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCr) and within the union representing CDCr employees, the California Correctional Peace Officer’s Association (CCPOA).

LATEST ARTICLES
What COs need to know about California’s criminal justice measures
This past Election Day there were several California propositions on the ballot that were criminal justice related
November 11, 2016 02:37 PM
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Bob Walsh
Corrections News
Sentencing reform in California: Another “let them out early” proposal?
Many people — including not a few County Sheriffs and editorial boards — blame Prop 47 for a recent surge in criminal activity
February 02, 2016 11:41 AM
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Bob Walsh
Corrections1 Career Resources
Due process, fairness, justice, and the Peace Officer Bill of Rights
There has been a major splash in the media recently about the Peace Officer Bill of Rights (POBOR) in California and a black eye for the San Francisco Police Department
January 05, 2016 02:21 PM
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Bob Walsh
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Why the FCC’s move to cap prison phone call costs is a good thing
It should not cost families and arm and a leg to hear from an incarcerated family member by phone
October 26, 2015 07:14 PM
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Bob Walsh
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The CDCR’s training trade-off doesn’t quite add up
Some good, patient people may be able to move training for the system into the 21st century — by the time the 21st century is over
July 02, 2015 12:58 PM
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Bob Walsh
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Corrections News
The strange and troubling case of Rene Enriquez
How a former shot-caller for the Mexican Mafia turned police informant made a good chunk of the LA law enforcement management look like chumps
April 07, 2015 11:18 AM
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Bob Walsh
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The death penalty in California: Yes, no, maybe?
The state seems to lack the will to carry out executions that were twice endorsed by voters; will that change?
February 23, 2015 07:41 PM
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Bob Walsh
What 2015 holds for Calif. corrections
Here’s a quick review of California corrections in 2014
December 08, 2014 04:04 PM
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Bob Walsh
Why racial segregation in prisons isn’t about race
California prisons still segregate by race. Why? It has to do with safety and prison gangs.
August 25, 2014 11:01 AM
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Bob Walsh
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Did the CDCR just catch a break?
The governor of the formerly great state of California, Jerry Brown, won a big reprieve recently in federal court
May 05, 2014 11:48 AM
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Bob Walsh
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