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          Bill No:  SCR 23
          Author:   Cannella (R)
          Amended:  4/9/13
          Vote:     21


           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE  :  10-0, 4/16/13  
           AYES:  DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hueso,  
            Lara, Liu, Roth, Wyland
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Pavley
           
          SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE :  Senate Rule 28.8  
           

           SUBJECT  :    Soledad State Prison Correctional Officers Memorial  
          Highway

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution names a portion of State Highway  
          Route 101 in Monterey County as the Soledad State Prison  
          Correctional Officers Memorial Highway honoring John V. Mills,  
          William C. Shull, Robert J. McCarthy, and Kenneth E. Conant.

           ANALYSIS  :    Background on Officers Conant, McCarthy, Mills, and  
          Shull:  

          Between January 1970 and May 1971, Soledad State Prison inmates  
          attacked and killed three correctional officers and a  
          correctional employee in the line of duty during a series of  
          violent inmate uprisings.

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          Officer John V. Mills was born on July 19, 1944, in Riverside,  
          California.  He grew up in Fresno, attended Long Beach State  
          College, and served two years in the Army before starting to  
          work at Soledad State Prison.  Two years later, on January 16,  
          1970, three inmates attacked Officer Mills and beat him to death  
          in retaliation for the shooting deaths of three inmates at the  
          prison.  Officer Mills was survived by his widow, Bernadette,  
          and his son, Michael Lee.

          Officer William C. Shull was born on June 13, 1930, in  
          Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  He attended Gettysburg High School,  
          served 22 years in the Army, retiring with the rank of Master  
          Sergeant, and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Army  
          Commendation Medal.  On July 23, 1970, inmates fatally beat and  
          stabbed Officer Shull in retaliation for the shooting deaths of  
          three inmates at the prison.  Officer Shull was survived by his  
          widow, Kazuko, and his four daughters, Gracie, Sarah, Betty, and  
          Rose.

          Officer Robert J. McCarthy was born on August 8, 1927, in  
          Oklahoma.  Officer McCarthy served 21 years in the Army,  
          retiring with the rank of Sergeant.  On March 4, 1971, an inmate  
          stabbed Officer McCarthy.  He later died at the military  
          hospital at Fort Ord.  Officer McCarthy was survived by his  
          widow, Emily, and his two children, Leon and Sylvia.

          Correctional employee Kenneth E. Conant was born on December 6,  
          1921, in Denver, Colorado.  He attended the University of Denver  
          and the University of Southern California, and worked in  
          corrections for 20 years.  On May 19, 1971, two inmates with  
          handmade knives attacked and fatally stabbed Mr. Conant.  Mr.  
          Conant was survived by his widow, Helen, and his son, Donald.

          This resolution designates the portion of State Highway Route  
          101, between Exits 305 and 310, as the Soledad State Prison  
          Correctional Officers Memorial Highway honoring John V. Mills,  
          William C. Shull, Robert J. McCarthy, and Kenneth E. Conant.   
          This resolution further requests that the Department of  
          Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations  
          from non-state sources to cover the costs.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  4/29/13)







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          California Correctional Peace Officers Association
          California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,  
          Correctional Training  Facility 

          JA:ej  4/30/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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