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‘Contraband’ Swipes No. 1 Spot At Box Office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Contraband” managed to steal the top slot at the weekend box office away from competitors. The Universal action film starring Mark Wahlberg debuted at No. 1 with $24 million,...
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Company To Install Technology To Disable Cell Phone Use In State Prisons
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A company that supplies California prisons with pay phones is installing technology to disable cell phones. Smuggled mobile phones have been used by inmates to run criminal...
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San Diego County Jails Ban Letters For Inmates
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has a message for jail inmates: No more letters. The sheriff announced Wednesday that letters for inmates at the department’s seven jails will be...
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Nurse, 35, Accused Of Having Unlawful Sex With Inmate, Contraband Smuggling
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities have arrested a 35-year-old nurse for allegedly engaging in an unlawful sexual relationship with an inmate at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside....
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California’s Invasive ‘Contraband Watch’ Often Yields Little
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California uses a controversial method to recover contraband from inmates believed to have swallowed it or concealed it in body cavities: “potty watches” where inmates are handcuffed...
View ArticleJail Guard Accused Of Accepting iPad, Monetary Bribes From Inmate
WESTMINSTER (CBS) — A Seal Beach city jail guard accused of accepting bribes from an inmate is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday. The suspect, identified as Jose Alday of Santa Ana, allegedly...
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