Laverne outside CCWF women's prison Laverne Shoemaker overcame what some prison reform activists call “a living death sentence.” Shoemaker was … [Read more...]
Once facing a lifetime behind bars, some now offered a chance at freedom
Juveniles sentenced to die in California prisons now have the chance to go home—if they can prove they have rehabilitated. To help them achieve … [Read more...]
Prisoners contributed their input on criminal justice reform
Participants sitting in a small circle share their personal experiences in the San Quentin Protestant Chapel Criminal justice reform took center … [Read more...]
CCWP advocates mount a fight to end LWOP
Advocates are mounting a fight to end the other death penalty—life without the possibility of parole. These “hidden death sentences” mean prisoners … [Read more...]
Raising awareness California’s ‘Life Without’
More than 100 advocates, family members and friends chanted, “Drop LWOP, drop LWOP, commute all 5,000!” at an Oakland town hall on March 24, … [Read more...]
Javier Stuaring brings victims and offenders together
Javier Stuaring organizes healing dialogues between families of people who have a loved one murdered with families of loved ones serving life … [Read more...]
Dear Kid CAT
Dear Kid CAT, I am writing this letter to show my appreciation to you for allowing those of us sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP) as youths a … [Read more...]
Finishing a good deed
A group of California prison inmates serving life sentences has raised more than $1,300 for victims of last year’s Hurricane Harvey. These inmates … [Read more...]
LWOP – life without the possibility of parole
More youth offenders are getting parole these days, thanks to changes in the criminal justice system. But left out of the movement are young people … [Read more...]
182 women serving life without parole
Being sentenced to die in prison is a hard pill to swallow, especially if you are a woman. California women’s prisons house roughly 182 women … [Read more...]