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Supporting survivors of prison rape

September 1, 2010

posted in: Education

At this years National Sexual Assault Conference in Hollywood, CA, CALCASA hosted a variety of workshops dedicated to Intervention/Advocacy for advocates working with survivors of sexual violence. Among these workshops was a track dedicated to eliminating prison rape, sponsored by Just Detention International (JDI). This track consisted of 3 workshops, one of which was titled: Addressing

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Weekly News Update: Week of November 2nd

November 9, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Special Report: CDCR’s Supervision of Parolee Phillip Garrido The San Francisco Chronicle reported that state parole “agents fell down on the job again and again during the 10 years they supervised sex offender Phillip Craig Garrido.” California Supreme Court Reviews Jessica’s Law The Associated Press reported earlier this week that the California Supreme Court heard

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Weekly News Update: Week of October 19th

October 26, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Restore Funding to State’s Domestic Violence Shelters Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SBX3 13 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose) to restore $16.3 million of state funding to support California domestic violence shelters. “I want to congratulate the many groups that put victims first and came together to find this

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CDCR Asks Crime Victims to Register for New Automated Database to Keep them Better Informed about their Offenders

October 23, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

SACRAMENTO – In its effort to keep crime victims informed, the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is asking crime victims to register for a new automated system that will soon provide real-time information about the custody status of their offenders. The new system was made

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Weekly News Update: Week of September 28th

October 5, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and across the country, advocates are joining health care providers, business leaders, policy makers, faith-based groups, college students and others at events and activities designed to educate the public about domestic and sexual violence.

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NYTs: California Struggles with Paroled Sex Offenders

September 29, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Solomon Moore, a journalist with the New York Times, wrote an article about monitoring paroled sex offenders in California. The piece also discussed the number of sex offenders on parole, the amount of resources spent monitoring sex offenders and legislation that will reduce caseloads for parole agents. California is the only state that places all

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