The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs announced in May that it will no longer use words such as “felon” or “convict” to refer to people … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Reggie Hola Paroles After Seven-Plus Years
Reggie Hola was surrounded by more than a dozen men who were touching foreheads and bumping noses with him, followed by a firm handshake and a pull-in … [Read more...]
Groundskeepers Find Their Work Therapeutic
San Quentin State Prison has very beautiful gardens, the inmate caretakers say. “I enjoy working on the garden,” said Frank Smith, who is the lead man … [Read more...]
Hope for Lifers Facilitates Life-Changing Opportunities
Gary Kosta and Marty Walters are the most unlikely characters to facilitate life-changing opportunities for inmates serving life sentences. Kosta, 59, … [Read more...]
Campaign to Aid Victims of Childhood Trauma
A campaign to aid victims of childhood trauma is under way in California. Such trauma is the source of significant lifelong health issues that affect … [Read more...]
August 2016 News Briefs
San Francisco— San Francisco State University will lead a statewide effort to expand college access for formerly incarcerated individuals, the … [Read more...]
Hunger Strikes Erupt in Immigration-Detention Facilities
Hunger strikes erupted in fall 2015 at a number of for-profit immigration detention facilities, protesting long detentions, inadequate health care, … [Read more...]
Report: California Youth Arrest Rate Drops
There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of arrests of young California children in the past 30 years, a research report by the Center on … [Read more...]
Antipsychotic Drugs Used on Juveniles In Pennsylvania
Youthful offenders in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system are being managed by use of powerful antipsychotic medications, an independent news … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Criticized for Handing Out Lenient Sentence
A federal judge called for scrutiny of the effects of felony convictions, after he sentenced a woman in a felony drug case to probation rather than … [Read more...]