Incredible, but true: The San Quentin Warriors defeated members of their namesake Golden State Warriors by four points, 92-88, in a hard-fought … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
Labcon’s Joint Venture Industry Gives Donation
In a ceremony at San Quentin State Prison, two local charitable organizations received $32,350.91 from a victim compensation fund. California Prison … [Read more...]
S.F. Deputies Coping With Mentally Ill Inmates
Deputies learning new skills to cope with offenders with mental health problems are among several changes underway at San Francisco’s county jail, … [Read more...]
SHU Inmates Win Action Status
Prisoners held indefinitely in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at Pelican Bay State Prison have been granted class action status in a lawsuit to end … [Read more...]
Couple Retires After Decades Performing In Prisons
For uncounted thousands of prisoners across America, a performance by harpist Linda Rice was a chance to listen and see something completely … [Read more...]
Little Hoover Report Sheds Light on Unsustainable Criminal Justice Policies
“Criminal justice policies that rely on building and operating more prisons to address community safety concerns are not sustainable” and they will … [Read more...]
Ballot Measure Would Reclassify 7 Nonviolent Crimes
This November, California voters will decide whether to reclassify seven types of nonviolent drug and property crimes from felonies to … [Read more...]
Implementing Restorative Justice to Keep Kids Out of Prisons
‘A huge part of our work was interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline in our own community’ A Chicago-based nonprofit is finding success helping … [Read more...]
Study Reveals Decline in Juvenile and Adult Crime Rates and Incarceration
California has seen drastic drops in the rates of youth and adult incarceration in the past decades, accompanied by declines in the youth and adult … [Read more...]
Minorities Facing Racial Disparity in Private Prisons
Minorities make up 89 percent of the inmate population in California’s private prisons, according to Business Insider news. Doctoral candidate … [Read more...]
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