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This section is designed to archive articles and updates about the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA).
[ Guard Sway ]
The Press Enterprise
15 August 2006
[ Prison Staff Time Mismanaged, Audit Finds ]
San Jose Mercury News
21 July 2006
[ Watchdog Slams Prisons Over Guards' Union Work - Inspector General Cites Oversight Lack, Poor Record-Keeping]
San Francisco Chronicle
21 July 2006
[ Dan Walters: Crime Rate is Falling, But Importance as Political Issue Remains ]
Sacramento Bee
17 July 2006
[ Another View: Prison Reform]
The Orange County Register
2 September 2004
[ Moral Conscience and the War in Iraq - The Virtue of Action]
by Philip G. Zimbardo, San Francisco Chronicle
17 May 2004
[ A Closer Look: Prison Union's Influence on Budget in Question - Though Traditionally Well-Funded, State Review Could Limit Lobby's Power ]
by Richard Clough, The Daily Bruin
12 May 2004
[ Waiting for Judgment Day ]
by John Howard, California Journal
6 May 2004
[ Prisons Chief Defends Crowding - She Refutes Critics Who Say a Declaration of Emergency, Which Allowed 'Triple-Bunking' of Inmates, Was a Ploy to Retain Funding]
by Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times
5 May 2004
[ Inmate Surge Built for Months]
by Mark Gladstone, San Jose Mercury News
5 May 2004
[ Delay in Parole Reform Cuts into Savings - Promise of $190 Million Trim in Corrections Budget Fades as Prison Population Soars]
by Mark Martin, San Francisco Chronicle
5 May 2004
[ Prison Guards' Union Unveils $1 Million Media Campaign]
News10 ABC
3 May 2004
[ Problems, Blame Abound in Prison System]
by Clea Benson and Gary Delsohn, Sacramento Bee
2 May 2004
[ Editorial: Unholy Triad Drives Costs - Use Data to Better Manage Prisons]
Sacramento Bee
27 April 2004
[ Editorial: Not Just the Contract - Prison System Crisis Needs Systemic Solution - Correcting Corrections: How to End the Crisis in California's Prison System]
Sacramento Bee
25 April 2004
[ For Guards, 'Take Kids to Prison Day' - At California Institution, Employees Show Offspring What Their Job Entails]
by Richard Fausset, The Baltimore Sun
25 April 2004
[ Goal: Help State Run a Tight Ship - A Capital Team Works Quietly to Overhaul the Bureaucracy, but Secrecy Spurs Criticism]
by Alexa H. Bluth, Sacramento Bee
24 April 2004
[ Guards are All About Big Power ]
by Jill Stewart, Los Angeles Daily News
17 April 2004
[ Prisons Overspend on Outside Health Care, Audit Says]
by Don Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle
6 April 2004
[ Guards Tell State They Might Deal on Pay Cut ]
by Gary Delsohn, The Sacramento Bee
6 April 2004
[ Reformers' Objectivity Called Into Question ]
by Mark Gladstone, The Mercury News
5 April 2004
[ Prison System Ignores Budget Cuts - State Records Show 1,000 Jobs Added Without Approval ]
by Clea Benson and Alexa H. Bluth, The Sacramento Bee
4 April 2004
[ Videotape of Beating by CYA Officers is Released]
by Jenifer Warren, Los Angeles Times
2 April 2004
[ Tape of CYA Beatings Broadcast Nationwide]
by Mark Gladstone, Contra Costa Times
2 April 2004
[ Videotaped Beating of Young Wards Renews Calls for Prosecution]
by Don Thompson, The Mercury News
2 April 2004
[ Governor Uses Tactic to Press Pay Cuts for Prison Guards]
by Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times
2 April 2004
[Video Shows Beatings of Young Men - Counselors at Youth Authority Should be Charged, Senator Says ]
by Mark Martin, San Francisco Chronicle
2 April 2004
[ Prison-Guard Abuse - An Example of Political Favoritism Gone Wild]
Long Beach Press Telegram
1 April 2004
[ Prison-Guard Union's Political Clout - Plan to Revisit Labor Contract Faces Heavy Opposition from Well-Connected Members]
by Mark Martin, San Francisco Chronicle
29 March 2004
[Guards' Silence Challenges New 'Zero Tolerance' Policy ]
by Don Thompson, Associated Press
29 March 2004
[ Commentary: Goo-Gos Strike Again]
by Dan Walters, Victorville Daily Press
29 March 2004
[ Krupp's Complaint - Governor Must Protect Prison Whistle-Blowers ]
The Sacramento Bee
28 March 2004
[Silence Harms California Prison Abuse Policy]
by Don Thompson, Associated Press
28 March 2004
[Response from Justice]
The Washington Post
27 March 2004
[State Prison Analyst Tells of Retaliation/Whistle-Blower Says he Refused to Fudge Data]
by Mark Martin, The San Francisco Chronicle
25 March 2004
[Guards Lied About Assault on 2 Wards, Report Says - Excessive Force Used at Youth Authority]
by Karen de Sá and Mark Gladstone, The Mercury News
23 March 2004
[AP Exclusive: Alleged 'Green Wall' Guards Among Those Cleared by Panel ]
by Don Thompson, The San Francisco Chronicle
22 March 2004
[6 CYA Guards Facing Probe - Tape Captures Beating of Two Young Inmates ]
by Karen de Sá and Mark Gladstone, The Mercury News
19 March 2004
[Prison Overspending Known for Years, Lawmakers Told]
by Don Thompson, The San Diego Union Tribune
19 March 2004
[Prison Guard Turned Boss Presses for Reform]
by Jenifer Warren, Los Angeles Times
18 March 2004
[Audit: $220 Million Death Row Proceeding With Incomplete Analysis]
by Don Thompson, The Mercury News
16 March 2004
[New California Prisons Chief Takes on System ]
by Don Thompson, Associated Press
14 March 2004
[AP Exclusive: New Prisons Chief Denies Union Influence ]
by Don Thompson, The Mercury News
12 March 2004
[State Prisons' Revolving Door - Rein In the Guards' Raises]
Los Angeles Times
10 March 2004
[Guards Pact, a Fiscal Time Bomb, Gets Second Look ]
by Daniel Weintraub, The Sacramento Bee
5 March 2004
[Senator Says Prison Union Forced Ex-Negotiator Out]
by Mark Gladstone, Contra Costa Times
5 March 2004
[Corcoran Guards Mute in Probe of Inmate Death]
by Mark Arax, Los Angeles Times
5 March 2004
[Schwarzenegger Names Deukmejian to Head Prison Reform Panel ]
by Don Thompson, The Mercury News
5 March 2004
[Legislators Delve Into Prison Guards' Pay ]
by Mark Gladstone, The Mercury News
4 March 2004
[Prison Guard Contract Cost Soars; Mismanagement Blamed ]
by Richard Fausset, The Mercury News
4 March 2004
[California's Prison Guards Fight Back - In Court ]
by Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
3 March 2004
[Overtime High for Prison Directors ]
by Mark Gladstone, The Mercury News
2 March 2004
[Letter With Threats Against Senator Found at Soledad Prison]
by Claudia Melendez, The Salinas Californian
26 February 2004
[Editorial: Prisons Busting Budgets]
Sacramento Bee
21 February 2004
[Prisoners Toughen Up]
by David Chircop, Merced Sun-Star
21 February 2004
[San Quentin Warden Named to Lead Prisons]
by Mark Gladstone, Mercury News
20 February 2004
[New Chief of Prisons Appointed]
by Jenifer Warren and Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times
20 February 2004
[Two Prison Closings Planned]
by Mark Gladstone, Mercury News
13 February 2004
[Prison Hiring Defied Budget]
by Mark Gladstone, Mercury News
12 February 2004
[Corrections' 1,000 Hires Shock Senators]
by Jeffrey L. Rabin, Los Angeles Times
12 February 2004
[Lawmakers Target Budget Overruns in Prison System]
by Don Thompson, Associated Press
12 February 2004
[Potent Prison Guards Union Facing Challenges to Status Quo]
by Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times
18 January 2004
[Despite State Promises, Reform Eludes Prisons ]
by Mark Arax and Jenifer Warren , Los Angeles Times
28 December 2003
[Strong Arm of the Law]
A small union of California prison guards wields enormous political power
California Lawyer
Nov 2002
[One of Capitol's Savviest Players is Stepping Down] (PDF)
Sacramento Bee
27 July 2002
[Guard Union's Million Dollar Pledge to Davis] (PDF)
by Margaret Taley, Sacramento Bee
28 August 2002
[Guard's Union Flexes Political Muscle: Its Money Makes It a Big Player Each Election Cycle] (PDF)
by Mark Petrix, The Press Enterprise
27 November 1999
[Tribes Come of Age] (PDF)
by Ioana Patringenara, California Journal
1 October 1999
[Guardian of the Guards] (PDF)
California Journal
March 1997
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