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The effectiveness of the prison realignment system in California may face more scrutiny after two parolees were recently arrested. The two men were reportedly a part of more than 100 break-ins that occurred in Orange County since October. According to CBS, four individuals were arrested after police followed up a call about strangers ringing doorbells in the Yorba Linda neighborhood.

Of the four arrested, two had previously been charged with burglary and were on parole. CBS reported the individuals who violated terms of their probation were Andrew Gatlin and Terrence Collins.

Since the realignment program began in 2011, Orange County has seen success in reducing the number …

Each year, police officers across the nation get ready for the Super Bowl by making sure there are enough officers to patrol their communities. Whether or not people are getting together to support a team or not, it is more than likely alcohol will be involved. On February 3, officers with the Orange County Sheriff's Department  and other local law enforcement agencies arrested a significant number of people for drinking and driving. According to a sheriff's department statement, officers arrested 43 individuals for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while they were operating their vehicles. Although there weren't any deaths …

The man accused of shooting and killing eight people at a Seal Beach salon was pepper-sprayed and restrained by authorities at the Theo Lacy jail,  where he is being held while awaiting trial. According to KTLA, Scott Dekraai became disruptive at the jail January 26, screamed and charged at jail guards.

In order to contain him, deputies at the jail teamed up with protective shields. After Dekraai began throwing things at the protective windows of the jail, officers fired pepper balls at Dekraai, according to the Orange County Register. He then charged towards the officers and was wrestled to the ground.

After he was subdued, …

A group of volunteers started visiting the immigration detainees at the Orange County jails. The immigration inmates have no legal right to a visit from family or friends, the Voice of Orange County reported, but the government does allow limited visits.

“The visits have been quite moving for all of us involved, including the detainees,” Jan Meslin, the coordinator of the group Friends of Orange County Detainees, told the source.

The visits by the group began in September. Months later, in November, the National Detention Watch Network cited the maximum-security Theo Lacy Jail in Orange County as one of the worst U.S. …