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Bob Walsh

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).

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The schizophrenic Calif. voter
The voters are a strange lot, and sometimes go in two directions in the same election
November 19, 2012 10:30 AM
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A very bad idea: Overpopulation and ‘MegaDorms’
Rather than losing bed space when the California Rehabilitation Center closes down, the DOC is looking to build several 800 bed dorms
October 15, 2012 12:24 PM
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Could a convergence of changes sink the Calif. system?
A lack of experience at headquarters and a loss of experienced officials at the institution level combined with changes in classification levels will create the potential for a massive blow up
September 04, 2012 05:51 AM
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Federal parole vs. state parole: What’s the difference?
There is a lot of misconception about parole vs. probation and state vs. federal vs. local
July 02, 2012 04:24 PM
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Dangerous repercussions of Calif.'s realignment program
The state’s realignment plan has life-threatening consequences for one unlikely victim
May 21, 2012 06:45 PM
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Is Calif.about to engage in a massive shift into less secure housing for life prisoners?
A group of academics recently put together a report which has just been released by CDCR
April 13, 2012 11:15 AM
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The reality of layoffs in the Calif. DOC
A combination of the recession, budget pressure, court action and political reality of realignment has taken its toll
February 13, 2012 07:44 AM
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Sheriff Joe: Modern hero or self-promoting racist?
Arpaio has caught a lot of heat over two issues: Alleged unconstitutional conditions at the jails and racial discrimination in law enforcement directed against Hispanics
January 17, 2012 06:39 AM
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California corrections 2011: A year in review
This has been a momentous year for the profession that can surely be defined as overwhelming, maybe even disastrous
December 06, 2011 05:53 AM
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Calif. realignment 2011: The ball is rolling, but is it rolling downhill?
Realignment became officially operational on October 1 in the formerly great state of California
November 15, 2011 08:52 AM
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