Prison hunger strike leader named in crackdown

Prison hunger strike leader named in crackdown
Investigators say the Michoacan-based cartel was allowed to sell methamphetamine and marijuana in Southern California while the Mexican Mafia protected imprisoned members in exchange for drugs and money. … Jeffrey Beard, secretary of the California … Read more on The San Luis Obispo Tribune

Our View: 'Rehab Racket' ran on far too long
The state acted only after reporters from the Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN began asking tough questions. In "Rehab Racket," a joint investigation conducted over the past year, reporters for both news organizations documented widespread … Read more on Modesto Bee

Court gives drug dealer a chance to mend ways
Officers found bundles of cash, cannabis, methamphetamine, scales, a gold bar and guns in his home. The cash – totalling more than $ 123,000 – was found stashed in a hallway cupboard, the pocket of a jumper, the … Mr Archer asked the court to either … Read more on The Canberra Times

Motorist sentenced to 78 years to life for DUI crash that killed elderly couple
Slocumb said that when Jimenez was in a rehabilitation facility following his 2009 arrest for driving under the influence of meth he was told he could drive if he slept for eight to 10 hours after using the drug. On the morning of the crash that killed … Read more on Bakersfield Californian