Scott Kernan

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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Undersecretary of Adult Operations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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On July 1, inmates at the Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border began a hunger strike that ultimately involved 6600 prisoners in 13 of California's 33 institutions.

Human Rights in the Hidden World of State Prisons

On July 1, inmates at the Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border began a hunger strike that ultimately involved 6600 prisoners in 13 of California's 33 institutions.

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Last month's  state budget  failed to provide a blueprint for cutting $1.2 billion from the  Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .

Major Problems with State Prisons

Last month's state budget failed to provide a blueprint for cutting $1.2 billion from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .

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Lovelle Mixon was a 26-year-old former janitor who  killed four Oakland policemen  last Saturday afternoon. Two had pulled him over for a routine traffic stop.

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Lovelle Mixon was a 26-year-old former janitor who killed four Oakland policemen last Saturday afternoon. Two had pulled him over for a routine traffic stop.

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