The dream of incarcerated fire-fighting heroes to pursue careers as professional firefighters upon their release from prison became reality when … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2020
Hysterectomies alleged at Georgia ICE facility
Several immigrant women were deported back to their country of origin missing vital organs as well as a chance at the American dream. Immigrant women … [Read more...]
PIA shifted its focus to COVID-19 care
An emergency medical team and housing facility provided critical care for San Quentin’s sickest patients suffering from California’s deadliest prison … [Read more...]
Judge orders CA prison guards to wear cameras
A federal judge responding to prisoner abuse claims has ordered corrections officers at California’s Richard J. Donovan prison in San Diego to wear … [Read more...]
Inmigrantes denuncian histerectomías no autorizadas en centros de detención
Varias mujeres inmigrantes fueron deportadas a sus países de origen tras haber sido detenidas por lCE y haber sufrido la pérdida de algunos de sus … [Read more...]
The Fire Inside interview with Kelly Savage (reprint)
We [The Fire Inside] interviewed Kelly Savage, freed in Nov. 2018 after 23 years of an LWOP sentence. Kelly has been busy coordinating the Drop LWOP … [Read more...]
Titan Tribune Reprints
The following articles are reprinted from the Titan Tribune, a newspaper written by students from the Miami Youth Academy, which is a commitment … [Read more...]
Student, teachers demand police out of LA schools
A group of students and teachers staged a protest at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, demanding more funding and removal of police in Los Angeles … [Read more...]
COVID count in CA prison hits 10,000 cases
More than 100,000 incarcerated people throughout the United States have tested positive for the virus, including 10,000 in the California prison … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor by Larry Lavell, December 2020
Greeting from Corcoran’s SHU (Security Housing Unit). Well, I guess it’s no longer ‘the SHU’ but my God, this place sucks. - Hell. I’ve been in … [Read more...]