Immigrants not only face detention and deportation. They also face a high likelihood of contracting COVID-19 while under the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Government Accountability Project released a recent study … [Read more...]
NY’s Department of Corrections responsible for minority deaths
Lack of COVID-19 testing in New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is to blame for 80% of minority deaths and an infection rate six times higher than the expected threshold, according to a WHCU radio station news … [Read more...]
Removing police from Florida schools a hot button issue
A push to remove police from within schools is among the hot button issues in this season of nationwide protest. But in Florida, an inconsistent assortment of local policies determine whether a child can be arrested for misbehaving in school, the … [Read more...]
Helping service Vets among the incarcerated
Veteran Jim “Sneaky” White Veterans Day has always been the time to celebrate America’s fallen soldiers and honor those who are still with us for their sacrifices, dedication and service of defending this country’s freedoms. But there are another … [Read more...]
COVID-19 kills 28 San Quentin incarcerated
The coronavirus outbreak inside San Quentin State Prison killed 28 incarcerated people and 1 officer, infected over 2,000 and shook the prison to its core. “San Quentin is now the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic in California,” reported the … [Read more...]
Kathleen Allison the new Secretary of CDCR
CDCR Press Release CDCR Secretary Kathleen Allison Kathleen Allison was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on October 1, 2020. In her over 30 years at CDCR, … [Read more...]
Gov. Newsom signs prison reform bills into law
Gov. Newsom at San Quentin with Richard Richardson and Officer E. Sanford California prison reform got a boost as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed various legislative bills into law. But some of the incarcerated remain skeptical about … [Read more...]
Proposition 17 frees the vote of the formerly incarcerated
More than 40,000 parolees will head to the ballot box in the future. California voters approve the Free the Vote Act this November. The right to vote is an integral part of this democratic process in America, but there is a portion of … [Read more...]
Resources, Nov 2020
All of Us or None4400 Market StOakland, CA 94608All of Us or None is a grassroots organizing project of LegalServices for Prisoners with Children. All of Us or None fightsfor the full restoration of our civil and human rights of formerly-and … [Read more...]
Domestic violence worsens in a pandemic
Domestic violence victims are experiencing perilous times. Sheltering in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has intensified the sufferings of adult victims in a violent household, reported the Oakland Post. Women speak of their … [Read more...]
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