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| Lawmakers approve better media access to inmates |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/12/2005 |
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Reporters would have greater access for interviewing prison inmates under a bill passed Thursday by the California Sate Legislature. Limits on interviews with inmates have been in place since 1996, after 20 years in which reporters could request such interviews. SB239, sponsored by Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, would override the restrictions placed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A companion bill, AB698 by Assemblyman Ray Haynes, R-Murrieta, was sent to the governor earlier this week. The bills allow reporters to bring pens, pencils, notepads, television cameras and radio equipment into prisons. Inmates must consent to the interviews and cannot receive payment. Crime Victims United of California won a provision that victims and victims' family members be notified in advance when a media interview has been scheduled with a criminal convicted in their case. With the changes, victims' rights groups dropped their opposition to a bill they had feared might let criminals become celebrities with media attention. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed similar legislation last year, following the lead of his predecessor. Former Gov. Pete Wilson restricted media access because he feared the attention would turn criminals into celebrities. Schwarzenegger has taken no position on the bills by Romero and Haynes, said Julie Soderlund, a spokeswoman in the governor's office. |
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