Higher level of healthcare for California inmates? From three weeks to 24 hours to see a doctor, and from months of waiting to just days to see a specialist, California prisons healthcare improved dramatically. I entered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in 1995 during a time when the state’s prison population was […]
Lifers struggle for clear path to parole, but our problem is your problem too. On January 5, 2015, the Second District Appellate Court accepted a petition for writ of mandamus for filing, and it was titled “Romero versus the State of California.” Upon success, the Court would issue a writ of mandamus, which is basically […]
The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” introduced in CA congress in 2014 dresses down public safety. It’s been a short while since I’ve written any articles, but I’m back on track with some interesting developments on the California “lifer” litigation. If you think any of this information does not pertain to you, you may be […]
Bypass the law with that trusty old CA Code of Regulations – The Title 15. Dear Readers, I understand it’s difficult to sympathize with the people in here that the State has maligned with labels corresponding to their crimes. But you would be appalled if you could only peek into the level of corruption and […]
Charles Riley case depublished by the California Supreme Court Dear friends, I return with this new edition to update you with some important developments. To begin, the In re Charles Riley case that contained that beautiful biography of this crooked “lifer” policy they have us chained to, that is essentially a “Life Without Parole” sentence, […]
California Appellate Court issues a blockbuster opinion in the case of Charles Riley. On May 22, 2014, the California Appellate Court issued a blockbuster opinion. The case involves Charles Riley, an inmate who has served 38 years for first-degree murder. In June of 1975, when Riley was 19, his girlfriend talked him into murdering her […]
California Supreme Court Depublished Roy Butler’s Parole Remand Opinion Dear readers, let me begin with a bit of good news; after 28 years of incarceration Roy Thinnes Butler has officially gone home. Butler Paroles! On June 27, 2014, Roy was officially entered into CDCR computers as “Address: Paroled.” My previous articles depict every step that […]
DONKEYS DON’T BRAG, THEY BRAY These articles I’ve written were originally intended for the families of a lifer inmate and lifers themselves, to better familiarize themselves with the legal processes happening all around them, with and without their knowledge. This information, which I’ve characterized as a “threat” to tyranny, has actually resulted in overturning one […]
Relieving California prisons overcrowding problem by releasing more lifers who are eligible and ready for parole. California State has had systemic problems with its justice system for decades. Crime rates have soared; recidivism rates have been at unacceptable levels for far too long; and now, overcrowding in California’s prisons has caused deaths that has led the […]
Setting due process rights for parolees at their revocation hearings. Ah, the 1979 memorandum. The culprit responsible for today’s overcrowding as well as the current lifer issue. Who is “Morrissey 8”, anyway? In 1972, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471. That created due process rights for […]