Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has granted clemency to eight prisoners serving life terms—more than any governor in the past 25 years, the Philadelphia Enquirer reports. Granting commutations started to diminish when Gov. Richard Thornburgh took … [Read more...]
Iranian legal reforms reduce executions
Capital punishment in Iran has roughly been cut in half because of drug law reform, a human rights organization reports. Executions in Iran have also been cut in half after historic law reforms, according to Human Rights Watch and Harm Reduction … [Read more...]
Charles Manson’s follower recommended for release
The California parole board recently recommended the release of one of Charles Manson’s followers, Bobby Beausoleil, who has served almost 50 years and been denied for parole 18 prior times. In 1969, Beausoleil was convicted of killing musician … [Read more...]
Social worker addresses inflated health risk to those released from prison
Anna Steiner warns that going home from prison can be hazardous to your health. Steiner is a social worker and medical discharge planner at San Quentin. “Individuals being released from prison are at a high risk of dying within the first two weeks … [Read more...]
Judges balk at President’s immigration policy changes
Some judges are balking at immigration policy changes ordered by the Trump administration. The new policies include having immigration judges speed up their cases to meet quotas or face being fired The New York Times reported Sept. … [Read more...]
Prisoner alleges constitutional violations in Mississippi private prison
A federal judge ordered a re-examination of a private prison in Mississippi after a trial in which inmates alleged unconstitutionally harsh conditions, according to the U.S. News. U.S. District Judge William Barbour is responding to a trial from four … [Read more...]
Experts urge more post-conviction support
America needs to significantly improve opportunities for inmates released from prison, three university professors and authors have stated. “Reform should go beyond shrinking prisons to providing those whose lives have been impacted by mass … [Read more...]
San Quentin Diabetics Class honors 16 graduates
A fresh group of faces graduated from the San Quentin Diabetic Class this past July, following an 18-week course. During a heartfelt ceremony attended by facilitators, mentors, staff supporters and other graduates of the program, the men came up one … [Read more...]
1,475 immigrant children lost
Months before the most recent border-crossing crisis, CNN reported that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) was unable to locate nearly 1,500 immigrant children it had placed with sponsors in 2017. The Office of Refugee Resettlement reached out … [Read more...]
Trump wants $1.2 billion to lock up more illegals
President Trump is asking for $1.2 billion to add 15,000 more beds to private prisons to lock up illegal immigrants. California detention centers have run out of space to detain immigrants, AZPM News reported May 29. Immigration and Customs … [Read more...]