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Organization fights to repeal Three Strikes Law 

January 19, 2025 by Jambri Johnson Sr.

The public may have lost interest in the efforts to repeal California’s controversial three strikes law, but the 30,000 second-strikers and the 7,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS Tagged With: CHOOSE1, Could Hip-Hop Overthrow Oppressive Sentence Enactments, Ear Hustle, Earlonne Woods

Una Doctora se convierte en presidenta

December 20, 2024 by Javier Majillon

De acuerdo a su biografía publicada por BBC News Mundo, Sheinbaun nació el 24 de junio del año 1962. Sheinbaun fue la segunda hija del matrimonio de … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, POLITICS, SPANISH

Youth offenders with specific crimes denied parole opportunities

September 19, 2024 by Jay Kim

N.A. Chaderjian youth graduates

The California Supreme Court ruled that certain juvenile offenders with serious offenses, mostly those serving Life without the Possibility of parole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: California Supreme Court, DEATH PENALTY, Tony Hardin

Voters to decide changes to involuntary servitude language in California Constitution

September 6, 2024 by Tyrone D. Jones

California’s voters will decide in November whether to remove involuntary servitude from the state’s Constitution, which would eliminate mandatory … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Election, POLITICS Tagged With: California State Senate, Proposition 6

Amending Prop 47 creates ‘treatment-mandated-felony’ classification

September 5, 2024 by Tyrone D. Jones

California voters will once again have a chance to rewrite legislation concerning criminal justice reform. This November, the 10-year-old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Election, POLITICS Tagged With: Prop 2, Proposition 36, Proposition 47

2024 Ballot initiatives for November elections

September 4, 2024 by San Quentin News

In recognition of the upcoming Election, here are some bills that are proposed to be on the November ballot. These bills effect the incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Election, POLITICS

Illinois first state to combat racial bias by removing cash bail

January 25, 2024 by William Burley

What factor should determine whether a defendant has to stay in jail? The defendant’s economic capacity to post bail or the threat the defendant poses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MONEY MATTERS, POLITICS, Recently Posted, Uncategorized

California first in gender-affirming surgery

January 21, 2024 by Cassandra Evans

A San Quentin incarcerated trans-woman received gender-affirming surgery after California permitted gender affirmation surgery to incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Gavin Newsom, gender-affirming surgery

Racial justice policies can make communities safer

January 14, 2024 by William Burley

Policies aimed at reducing racial inequality within the criminal justice system make communities safer and contribute to the overall reduction in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, POLITICS, Recently Posted

Juvenile hall still not shut down despite vote

January 11, 2024 by Andrew Hardy

San Francisco has abandoned its commitment to shutter its juvenile hall, where young people remain incarcerated four years after county supervisors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, POLITICS, Recently Posted Tagged With: Board of Supervisors, juvenile hall, San Francisco

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