Petitions are being circulated across California, proposing to significantly change the Three Strike Law. The goal is to gather 500,000 signatures by … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Re-entry Program Prepares Prisoners for Release
A self-help program to safely re-integrate men into their communities before they finish their prison term recently graduated more than 40 inmates. … [Read more...]
TRUST Graduation Honors 88 Prisoners
Eighty-eight San Quentin men completed the TRUST (Teaching Responsibility Utilizing Sociological Training) program which help prisoners prepare for … [Read more...]
Annual Report Strives End Mass Incarceration
After more than a decade of research and advocacy to end the harmful effects of mass incarceration, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to … [Read more...]
Yoga Instructor Chanda Wilson Helps Change Prisoners’ Lives
Chanda Wilson says she teaches yoga to San Quentin prisoners because it helps them transform their lives. That was her answer when a health care … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Gives Juvenile Lifers a Chance for Parole
Prisoners sentenced as juveniles to life without parole, even for homicide, may now petition courts for parole eligibility, the U.S. Supreme Court has … [Read more...]
Court Denies Condemned Prisoners’ Right to Petition for Execution
A federal appeals court has ruled that condemned California prisoners may not use petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal courts to challenge … [Read more...]
Assemblywoman Wants to Change Definition of Racial Profiling
Legislation to change California’s definition of racial profiling was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The measure was presented by Assemblywoman Shirley … [Read more...]
Radar Technology Invades Privacy
Many U.S. law enforcement agencies now have radar technology that allows them to see through walls of buildings and houses to know whether anyone is … [Read more...]
Report: Author Encourages Americans to Invest In Black Communities Instead of Prison Rehab
America needs to invest in Black communities to help minority people succeed and not wait to spend money on rehabilitation of prison inmates, a recent … [Read more...]
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