Kern County is planning to pour more money into agencies dealing with the effects of prison realignment, namely the courts. This comes as Kern County public defenders and prosecutors handle thousands...

At a time when budgets are tight, every level of government should do everything possible to spend its existing resources more efficiently. One place for savings is in California’s jails, which should...

Through an investigation, officers arrested Hall, who was on probation through AB 109, following a traffic stop in the 800 block of E. Holt Boulevard Wednesday evening.

"We have a number of gang members that were involved", Chief Martin says, "we have a number of people that were just released from prison under AB 109, they all knew each other, these are people that...

In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison population.

An A.B. 109 probationer is behind bars after he reportedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy, San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said Friday.

Steve McQueen spent several years growing up in my 55th District. He spent two years at Boys Republic in Chino Hills and said numerous times that his experiences allowed him to grow and mature into a...

There are currently 290 probationers placed on community supervision through Gov. Jerry Brown's prison realignment plan who are roaming the streets of Pomona, but police officials feel a new...

Butte County's four police chiefs are preparing to implement a plan designed to mitigate the problems that have surfaced because of Assembly Bill 109 and increasing crime rates in the county.

As California Gov. Jerry Brown appealed for relief from court orders over the state's prison overcrowding, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff said his jails are well over capacity and thousands of...