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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Fixing California's Flawed Prison System

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District 64 State Assembly candidate Prophet Walker discussed his own time behind bars at the event. (Aaron Salcido)

Sophia Li
Staff Reporter

It's time to change things up.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

President Obama Corrects Typo And Reduces Jail Time

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Marisa Okano
Executive Producer

A drug offender's prison sentence is reduced 3 years now that the error has been corrected.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

California Death Penalty Initiative To Speed Up Execution Process

Comments (0) | California, california death penalty, california prisons, california state prisons, death penalty, death row, prisons

Minerva Ruelas
Staff Reporter

Three former CA governors are teaming up to close death row cases.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Gangs Not In Your Backyard? Think Again.

Comments (33) | african-americans, California, commuter gangs, counterfeit, Crime, crime rate, drug trafficking, Echo Park, economies, fake, Food, gang activity, gang violence, gangs, minorities, National, NIMBY, not in my backyard, pimp, pimping, prisons, safety net, sex trade, sex trafficking, taxes, teen pregnancies, unemployment, voting rights

Kevin Litman-Navarro
Staff Reporter

Gang activity affects more than just inner-city neighborhoods.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Hot Seat: 26th District State Senator Holly Mitchell

Comments (0) | 26th District, California, Curren Price, district, Jerry Brown's Budget Proposal, prisons, rules committee, State Senator Holly Mitchell, The Hot Seat, USC

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Max Schwartz
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Come and listen to hear what she has to say about Senate, California and district issues.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

1,400 California 'Lifers' Granted Parole In Last Three Years

Comments (43) | Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California, governor, jerry brown, overcrowding, parole, prisons

Kevin Litman-Navarro
Staff Reporter

Prisoners serving life in prison released in record numbers.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

CA School And Prison Funding Demand Review, Advocates Say

Comments (0) | attendance, California, California, Education, education advocacy, education spending, funding, Governor Brown, LAUSD, Los Angeles, prison population, prison spending, prisons, public education, spending, students, teachers, test scores, truancy

(School vs prison funding/Graphic by Jaclyn Wu, Neon Tommy)

Olivia Niland
Staff Reporter

The dilemma: to spend on prisons or to spend on schools?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The United States: First In Prisons, Last In Education

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Jacqueline Jackson
Contributor

What will happen if the United States continues to spend more on prisons than on education?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Southern California Jails To Receive More State Prisoners Than Expected

Comments (0) | California, california prison overcrowding, county jails, human rights, Los Angeles, orange county, prisons

Ryan Faughnder
Senior News Editor

L.A. and Orange counties hit hard.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Supreme Court Upholds California Prisoner Release

Comments (1) | California, California, jerry brown, Los Angeles, prisons, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Tiffany Tsai
Staff Reporter

California's prison population stands at 143,000, almost double the designed capacity.

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