Public Safety

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Ex-officers often investigate police-involved shootings

Legal experts and residents question the widespread practice of assigning former police officers to examine officer-involved shootings. + read more
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Police ignored, mishandled sex assaults reported by disabled

Developmentally disabled patients at California’s board-and-care centers have accused caretakers of molestation and rape 36 times since 2009.
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Video: In Jennifer's Room

A young developmentally disabled woman just wanted to be left alone. What happened next shattered a family.
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State prisons see populations drop under realignment

As more felons are sentenced to local jails instead of state prisons under California’s prison realignment plan, some lockups, like Fresno County’s,...
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Public Safety
April 10, 2013

Broken Shield series wins two IRE awards

The Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch today scored two top national...
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Public Safety
March 12, 2013

Gabrielson wins top honor for police reporting

Reporter Ryan Gabrielson has won a national award for excellence in police reporting for exposing...
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Public Safety
March 7, 2013

New director to take over troubled Sonoma disability center

A former employee of the Sonoma Developmental Center has been tapped to head California’s...
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Public Safety
February 18, 2013

CIR’s California Watch wins Polk award for second straight year

We are proud to write today that the Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch...
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Public Safety
January 22, 2013

Public forum: What’s the future of Sonoma’s developmental center?

California Watch is inviting the public to share its thoughts, insights and experiences about the...
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Public Safety
January 18, 2013

State disability center forfeits funding over abuse

California's largest board-and-care center for the developmentally disabled will surrender more...
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Public Safety headlines from the Daily Report archive.
Public Safety | December 19, 2012

Prosecutors' opposition could limit release of third-strike inmates

Public Safety | December 18, 2012

Video – Anaheim: A Tale of Two Cities

Public Safety | December 12, 2012

State threatens to shut down disability center amid patient abuse

Public Safety | December 11, 2012

Local jails may limit immigration holds to convicts

Public Safety | December 6, 2012

Caltrans slow to boost pedestrian safety on hairy Millbrae road

Public Safety | December 3, 2012

Calls grow for local police to take cases at developmental centers

Public Safety | November 30, 2012

'In Jennifer's Room' tells chilling story of abuse while protecting family's privacy

Public Safety | November 15, 2012

Homeland Security office OKs efforts to monitor threats via social media

Public Safety | November 5, 2012

Fewer felons eligible to serve sentences in county jails

Public Safety | October 29, 2012

Special visas for crime victims surge in Oakland

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Ryan Gabrielson
Public Safety Reporter
E-mail | Tel: 510-809-3176
Bio
Police protection, prisons and recidivism, evidence collection and analysis, and the criminal courts. Tips appreciated (stories, not cash).
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Michael Montgomery
Public Safety Reporter
E-mail | Tel: 415-553-2273
Bio
Criminal justice; prisons; underground economy
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