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| Schwarzenegger vetoes bill |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 10/02/2006 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - For the third year in a row, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday vetoed legislation that would have made it easier for news reporters to arrange interviews with prison inmates. Schwarzengger said a bill by Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, would glamorize murderers and distress crime victims and their families. "I do not believe violent criminals should be able to traumatize their victims a second time by having unfettered access to the media," Schwarzenegger said in a veto message. But the governor agreed reporters should have more access to a troubled prison system plagued with overcrowding, medical care problems and high recidivism rates. He directed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to issue new regulations allowing greater media access to prisons but restricting access to specific violent criminals. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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