Flipping through this year’s proposed criminal justice legislation, it is hard to miss Crime Victims United, a seemingly … [Read more...]
Reconsidering Juvenile Rehabilitative Needs
In the early morning hours of May 11, 2011, while sleeping on his living room sofa, Jeffrey Hall was shot dead from … [Read more...]
Is California Ready for a Sentencing Commission?
In January, while defiantly declaring the end of California’s prison crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown insisted further … [Read more...]
Alcatraz Becomes a Site for Healing Process
VICTIM SURVIVORS UNITE WITH AUTHOR AND PRISONER GROUP TO PROMOTE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE On a warm October day on Alcatraz … [Read more...]
San Quentin Alumnus On Life After Prison
Kevin “Big Sticks” Hagan paroled to Los Angeles on April 14, 2011 after spending 28 years in prison, the last 16 of … [Read more...]
Hammer Drops in On The Last Mile Group
Rapper MC Hammer is proof that anyone can become master of his own message. Last month, during a visit with San … [Read more...]