Julie Small Sacramento Correspondent
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Julie Small covers state government, prisons and the California Supreme Court for Southern California Public Radio.
Before joining KPCC, Julie spent 7 years as the deputy foreign editor for Public Radio’s critically acclaimed "Marketplace." She helped shape the show’s coverage of Asia during China ascendency and India’s growing economic influence. She was the Los Angeles producer of a two-week live broadcast from China in 2006 and produced some other series on counterfeit goods, and the effect of the Iraq War on European-US trade relations. She also produced the "Marketplace Morning Report" for a stint.
Small is a former staff reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She's also reported for NPR, "The California Report," and "Weekend America."
Small earned her master's degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communication.
In 1996 she helped launch a national campaign for redress for Japanese-Latin Americans interned by the U.S. government during World War II. The group won a settlement from the U.S. Department of Justice in 1998.
When she’s not walking the halls of the state capitol, Julie spends her free time enjoying life with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area, but she misses her home town of Los Angeles.
Stories by Julie Small
Ethical violations could derail governor’s push to end court oversight of inmate mental care
Federal judge raises questions about inmate interviews by state lawyers.
State psychiatrist urges US Attorney General to investigate CA mental health facility
The request comes as a judge prepares to hear the state's request to end federal oversight of California's mental health programs and facilities.
California wants full control over prison mental health care (Photos)
California will ask a judge to end federal oversight of mental health care in state prisons. But the state's case is complicated by a stubbornly high inmate suicide rate.
California must contribute billions more to close teachers' pension liability
State lawmakers consider costly options for plugging a $70 billion shortfall in the CalSTRS fund. Almost two percent of the state's population is enrolled in the fund.
Republicans push to roll back realignment, expand prisons
State GOP lawmakers say counties can't manage the thousands of new felons under their supervision.
Riverside lawmakers renew push for medical school funds
Two state legislators are seeking $15 million annually for the medical school at UC Riverside, which last year won approval to extend its two-year program to four years.
Expert hired to help lower suicide rate in state prisons gives up
The expert hired by a federal court to help California lower its prison suicide rate says he’s so frustrated he’s going to stop trying.
Democrats reject proposal to address a realignment issue
Parolees who fail to register as sex offenders would have been returned to state prison instead of local jails where they often serve little time.
Lawmakers, advocates press for investigation into painkiller over-prescription
Advocates and families of victims of prescription drug overdoses want the California Medical Board to monitor physicians who freely prescribe painkillers.
California sees spike in parolees who cut off GPS monitoring devices
Shorter jail sentences may have contributed to spike in the number of paroled sex offenders who cut off their GPS monitoring devices.
Sheriffs say state felons are taxing local jails
A change in California law that sends lower-level felons to county lockups instead of state prison means local facilities are handling inmates with longer sentences.
Students to CA: it's time to pony up
Student groups want tuition rolled back to pre-recession levels to make a college education affordable again.
CA Assembly, Senate pass healthcare reforms for individuals
Starting next year, the number of Californians who must purchase their own health insurance will grow by 3.5 million people.
Attorneys accuse CA prison officials of censoring report on inmate suicides
Just weeks after Gov. Jerry Brown declared the healthcare crisis in California’s prisons was “over,” a damning report surfaces in court documents.
CA lawmakers move to amend rape loophole in 1872 law
The State Senate is fast-tracking a change to an antiquated law that caused a rape conviction to be reversed earlier this year.
