Legal

Prosecutors sue to block credit changes

July 31, 2021 by Charles Crow

Forty-four of California’s 58 district attorneys have sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to block recent changes in the … [Read more...]

Aunque mandan inocentes a prisión,fiscales no corrigen errores

July 31, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Las estadísticas indican que hubo 2,770 exoneraciones en Estados Unidos desde 1989, significando más de 25,000 años perdidos de la vida de prisioneros … [Read more...]

Criminal prosecuting plea bargains: is it flawed or beneficial?

May 31, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

“90% of criminal cases in the United States end in a guilty plea” Plea bargaining is a flawed and possibly a coercive process that goes beyond … [Read more...]

Boudin in his first year faces backlash, opposition and controversy

March 31, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

From policing his city through a global pandemic, controversies in policy, political opposition, the backlash of a homicide, and excessive force by … [Read more...]

The case of Von Staich with incarcerated people at SQ

February 26, 2021 by Alfred King

A California appeals court has ordered San Quentin to significantly reduce the prison’s population and take steps to protect the incarcerated and … [Read more...]

CA SB 203 extends Miranda Rights protection

February 25, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

Being handcuffed and placed in the back of a squad car or questioned by seasoned detectives as a suspect can overwhelm teens and young children. Under … [Read more...]

Four new California DAs pushing for social justice

January 31, 2021 by Elton Kelley

New voices are growing in California’s District Attorneys’ offices with the goal to bring modern and diverse approaches to public safety, according to … [Read more...]

NC law students focus to help the incarcerated

January 31, 2021 by Marcus Henderson

As COVID-19 forces many schools and universities to face closure, the students at Wake Forest University, through its Prison Letter Project, had to … [Read more...]

Implicit bias is said to infect justice system

January 31, 2021 by William Tolbert

There are subtle racial prejudices within the procedural fabric of the criminal justice system, reported Evan Robinson in a Hamilton College news … [Read more...]

Rebuilding his life after 44 years of incarceration from 1170d

January 31, 2021 by Ruby Wilks

By Ruby Wilks & Davis Vanguard At age 63 and during a pandemic, Paul Redd begins to build his life outside of prison after 44 years of … [Read more...]