There are 33 prisons in the California Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. California also contracts with private facilities in other states to help relieve overcrowding. The California Corrections and Rehabilitation Department employs thousands of prison guards and parole officers. The expansive California prison system is home to such infamous facilities as Folsom State Prison, memorialized in the Johnny Cash song…
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California Outstanding Warrant Search
What is an outstanding warrant in California? If a warrant is outstanding, it means that a law enforcement officer has not executed the warrant by arresting the individual who allegedly committed an offense. There are numerous ways that an active warrant can turn into a CA outstanding warrant. This can happen if California law enforcement officials are not able to find the individual named on the warrant, either because the person is hiding or because officials do not have accurate information about the person’s location…
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Before you begin your search for CA inmate information, you must determine whether you are searching for an individual in a state prison or a county jail. If you are searching for information about California state prison inmates, you can use the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Inmate Locater…
Continue readingCalifornia Freedom of Information Act
The California Public Records Act has been on the books since 1968. The goal of the act is to provide the public with any and all information about the operation of the government of the State of California…
Continue readingCalifornia Department of Justice and Office of the Attorney General
In California, criminal justice issues fall under the office of the Attorney General. The job of the California Attorney General is to represent the people of California in court, both in civil and criminal cases. This office provides the legal counsel to state officers, agencies, boards, and commissions…
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is an extensive state prison system that spans California and even contracts with out of state institutions to relieve overcrowding. If you or someone you know will be doing time in a California state prison, you can find a lot of information about what your experience will be like at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website…
Continue readingCalifornia Criminal Procedure
The difference between a civil and a criminal case is that only the state of California can prosecute you for a criminal case. A civil case is the result of one citizen bringing charges against another citizen…
Continue readingobtaining your criminal record from California’s Department of Justice
The California Department of Justice maintains criminal records that can only be accessed for specific law enforcement purposes. Individuals’ criminal records will not be disclosed to the public. California citizens are able to obtain their own criminal records so that they can review the information therein. It is a good idea to get a copy of your criminal record in California so that you can make sure it is accurate and complete…
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The California Violent Crime Information Center is established under Title 12 of the California Penal Code. According to the CA code, it is the Attorney General’s job to create and maintain the California Violent Crime Information Center. The purpose of the California VCIC is to aid law enforcement agencies in identifying and apprehending the people responsible for violent crimes and for kidnapping people…
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California courts belong to the judicial branch of government, whose job is to interpret the laws. In California, there are federal and state courts, which have different jurisdictions. That means they hear cases involving different matters, mainly federal vs. state laws…
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