After an absence of more than 11 years, Arts-in-Corrections programs are returning to California prisons. On June 3, the California Arts Council … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
Generation We by Eric Greenberg
Occasionally a book comes along under the radar and eases into publication with little fanfare, even though it has the potential to take an entire … [Read more...]
Capitalism and the Value of Humanity
Is everything in life to be measured by its dollar value? That’s a question that arose in the following conversation I had recently with a young man … [Read more...]
Health & Wellness
When you think of prison, thoughts of listless inmates wasting away in cells come to mind. However, wellness is alive in a most unusual place: San … [Read more...]
Making a Difference In Juvenile Justice
Zachary Norris is working to make a difference with prison reform and the juvenile justice system in Oakland, after his own brush with the law 12 … [Read more...]
SoVoSo Entertain Prisoners in San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel
The nationally touring acappella ensemble SoVoSo brought its unique improvisational style to San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel on Sunday, June 22. The … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Gov. Brown’s Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown of a lower court’s order that the state is responsible for monitoring the care of … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Rules in Favor Of Immigration Bail Hearings
Immigration officials have illegally denied bail hearings to hundreds of immigrants, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez … [Read more...]
Pew: The Cost of Survival In America Has Increased
Poor Americans have access to nearly as many tangible goods as the rich, but the cost to survive in America has increased, with food, vehicles, … [Read more...]
Report Show Inmates Being Denied Release Due to Monthly $400 Cost of Ankle Bracelet
Some people are denied release from jail with an ankle bracelet because they can’t afford the $400 a month cost, NPR.com reports. Every state except … [Read more...]