Since 1989, Folsom State Prison’s Braille program has been transforming lives by transcribing books into Braille for the blind through the California … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Business owner shares his knowledge and energy at DVI
Three days a week, you will usually find volunteer and business owner Scott Bohlmann devoting his valuable time, knowledge and positive energy to … [Read more...]
Tehachapi gets upgrades with security and medical clinics
Tehachapi State Prison inmates may soon find themselves under new security cameras, according to a Tehachapi News article. “By knowing they (inmates) … [Read more...]
Perfil de la nueva editora en Español
Mi nombre es Lucía de la Fuente, estudio un doctorado en Antropología y Justicia Social con una visa de estudiante extranjero, soy profesora de un … [Read more...]
Más vivir y menos sobrevivir: la justicia que no entiende del perdón humano
La balanza y la espada que sostiene la mujer de los ojos vendados, representando la justicia moderna, simbolizan el equilibrio y la ejecución de las … [Read more...]
La tasa de concesión de libertad condicional continua incrementando
En California existen aproximadamente 35,000 presos con sentencias indeterminadas. California esta experimentando un aumento en el número de presos … [Read more...]
Parents awarded $750,000 for wrongful death
There was a documented serious mental illness in Duran’s prison records The parents of an inmate were awarded $750,000 for their son’s wrongful death … [Read more...]
Daughter sues CDCR over father’s negligent death
Hugo “Yogi” Pinell’s daughter is suing the California prison system, claiming her father was murdered because of negligent supervision, according to a … [Read more...]
Prisons testing new drug to combat opioid addictions
Some U.S. prisons are testing a monthly injection that could help addicted prisoners stay off opioids, reported The Associated Press (AP). The drug … [Read more...]
Parolees having trouble with treatment programs
Drug offenders are having trouble getting services to help with their addictions once they get out of prison, a report by three newspapers … [Read more...]