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Everything Long beach, "Bill Allowing Counties to Collect Victims Restitution From Convicted Felons Pushed by Sen. Lieu"

HTN Foundation — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:36:23 +0000

2012-02-24 · By Editor Sen. Ted LieuCalifornia residents who have been victimized would find it easier to collect restitution from their convicted perpetrators under a bill announced today by Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance. “Now that certain state prison inmates are held in local jails, county sheriffs need the authority to collect restitution from these offenders in order to help the victims of their crimes,” Sen. Ted W. Lieu said about the need for Senate Bill 1210. “Getting money from the bad guys to help the innocent is the least we can do to help victims recover.” Under existing law, California crime victims have a constitutional right to be compensated for any losses caused by the person convicted of victimizing them. In order to help...

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OC Register, "Unparalled academics drive top O.C. high schools"

HTN Foundation — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:52:40 +0000

The Orange County Register published its annual ranking of top Orange County schools with Oxford Academy magnet high school in Cypress taking top honors for the fourth time in five years. Middle College High, which allows students to complete coursework at Santa Ana College while still in high school, was ranked No. 2 in the county, and Orange County High School for the Arts in Santa Ana was ranked No. 7. The newspaper found poverty rates strongly correlated with success, with top-ranked schools showing an average poverty rate of 17%, compared with an average rate for the other schools of 55%. - HTN Foundation Unparalled academics drive top O.C. high schools By FERMIN LEAL and SCOTT MARTINDALE / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Oxford Academy continued its dominance among Orange County's...

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Hartford Courant, "Victim's Family Stiffed At Killer's Release Hearing"

HTN Foundation — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:07:19 +0000

A case in Connecticut underscores the need for Marsy's Law to become a U.S. Constitutional Amendment. The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board, which oversees the release of violent mentally ill patients, recently refused to allow the family of a victim, murdered by her husband in a extreme psychotic episode, from speaking before the board through legal counsel. David Messenger, who was committed to a mental institution in 1998 for bludgeoning his pregnant wife to death, is seeking a transfer to a group home in Hartford. Messenger, who is described as narcissistic and highly intelligent and manipulative, bludgeoned his wife, Heather Williamson and her unborn son while Messenger's son, then five years old, watched and begged him to stop. - HTN Foundation Victim's Family Stiffed...

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MSNBC, "NamUs: Where missing people can be found"

HTN Foundation — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:08:24 +0000

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, known as NamUs, allows relatives, victims’ rights advocates, law enforcement as well as the general public scan records and search for information to help locate missing persons. The website is run by the National Forensic Science Technology Center, part of the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s R&D arm. There are more than 8,800 cases on NamUs, of which 75% remain open. - HTN Foundation NamUs: Where missing people can be found You can search online database to help solve missing and unidentified person cases By Gabriel Falcon NBC News updated 10/15/2011 7:36:04 AM ET There is a place where the lost can be found. Long before Lisa Irwin vanished from her Kansas City home, there was another desperate search in Missouri for a little...

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LA Times, "Gov. Jerry Brown signs Dream Act for state's illegal immigrants"

HTN Foundation — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:41:27 +0000

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the second part of the “Dream Act,” making undocumented immigrants eligible for government financial aid to attend the state colleges and universities. Under AB 131, these students can receive Cal-Grants starting in 2013. Last year, the program made grants to more than 370,000 low-income students. Brown earlier signed AB 130, which makes undocumented students eligible for private aid. - HTN Foundation Gov. Jerry Brown signs Dream Act for state's illegal immigrants -- Patrick McGreevy and Anthony York, reporting from Sacramento October 8, 2011 | 12:27 pm Declaring the need to expand educational opportunity, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday that he has signed legislation making illegal immigrants eligible to receive state financial aid to...

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LJWorld.com States lose track of some sex offenders

HTN Foundation — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:17:48 +0000

A sex offender who moved to California from Kansas never showed up as being registered in his new home state, according to an investigation by the Journal-World of Lawrence, Kansas. He was among 161 registered sex offenders who left Kansas since 2006 but never turned up on a registry in a new state because, once authorities in the new state are notified, it’s up to them or the offender to ensure registration occurs. - HTN Foundation States lose track of some sex offenders By Shaun Hittle September 18, 2011 The state of Kansas and county sheriff’s offices keep pretty close tabs on the more than 4,500 registered sex offenders in Kansas. Only 8 percent of registered sex offenders currently are not complying with registration requirements, which include verifying home addresses...

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LA Times, "Local campuses named national 'blue ribbon' schools"

HTN Foundation — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:13:04 +0000

Four Orange County schools and four in LA County are among 21 statewide named national “blue ribbon” schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Orange County’s are: Santa Ana elementary schools Muir and Thorpe, Emery in Buena Park and Allen in Fountain Valley. LA County’s are: Carson’s Math and Science Academy, Newhall’s McGrath Elementary and West Covina’s Merced Elementary, and LA’s Gertz-Ressler High School. - HTN Foundation Local campuses named national 'blue ribbon' schools Howard Blume September 15, 2011 | 11:50 am Twenty-one California schools, including four in Los Angeles County and four in Orange County, have been named national "blue ribbon" schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The L.A. County schools are the...

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AP, "SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record"

HTN Foundation — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:54:10 +0000

The College Board said 2011 SAT reading scores nationally were the lowest on record and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest level since 1995. The reason, it said, is the growing number and diversity of test-takers, especially an increase in Hispanic participants. Test-takers from non-English-only homes grew to 27% from 19% a decade ago. As more students aim for college, average scores tend to drop. - HTN Foundation SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record Chart shows mean SAT scores since 1972. SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995. The College Board, which released the scores Wednesday, said the results reflect the record size and diversity of...

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Sacramento Bee, "Report: Violent crime drops in California"

HTN Foundation — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:31:07 +0000

The California Department of Justice’s annual report on crime in the state found that incidences of violent crime declined by 6.9% in 2010 to the lowest level since 1968. It was the fourth consecutive year that violent crime decreased. The report also showed the crime rate falling in every category of violent or property offenses last year. Homicides fell by 7.8%, robbery by 10% and motor vehicle theft by 7.6%. - HTN Foundation Report: Violent crime drops in California The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- State officials report that incidences of violent crime decreased 6.9 percent in California last year, reaching the lowest level since 1968. The annual "Crime in California" report released Friday shows that the crime rate went down in every category of violent or...

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Sacramento Bee, "California Assembly approves student aid for illegal immigrants"

HTN Foundation — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:03:33 +0000

The state Assembly voted today to accept amendments approved a day earlier by the state Senate, clearing the way for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the second part of the California Dream Act. The latest bill would enable undocumented college students to receive publicly funded financial aid. Brown signed the first bill in July, which gave undocumented college students access to privately funded aid. - HTN Foundation California Assembly approves student aid for illegal immigrants Posted by Laurel Rosenhall The state Assembly voted today to send Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that allows undocumented immigrant college students to receive publicly-funded financial aid. After a lengthy debate, Assembly Bill 131 -- the second part of the controversial measure known as the California Dream Act --...

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