A civil rights organization is suing to halt the forced pregnancy testing of women when they are booked into the Alameda County jail. This amounts to an invasion of the women’s privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in the lawsuit … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
80-90 Percent Women Seeking Mental Health Experienced Trauma
Eighty to 90 percent of women seeking services from public mental health and substance abuse programs have experienced violence and trauma, frequently beginning at childhood, according to a September 2013 report. The Federal Partners Committee on … [Read more...]
The Experiences and Struggles Of Undocumented Immigrants
Many people wonder what it is like to live in an underground economy. Undocumented immigrants live that life. Living in a country without documents and being a part of an underground economy is something I have experienced. I know what it’s like to … [Read more...]
Respecto a las Apelaciones De Reclusos
Reclusos a menudo se quejan acerca del rechazo de la tramitación de sus quejas, las cuales son conocidas como apelaciones administrativas, cuando los coordinadores locales las procesan. El problema se incrementa cuando los reclusos no comprenden … [Read more...]
Report: Tough on Crime Era Resulted in Failure
Years of “get tough on crime” policies have failed, according to a study by Karol Lucken of the University of Central Florida. Lucken’s study condensed decades of analysis of mass incarceration policies. When coupled with reports of the Vera … [Read more...]
Department of Justice Focuses On Improving Criminal Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice has conducted a review of the criminal justice system to identify reforms needed to ensure the uniform application of federal laws for the 21st century. This project identified five goals: The devotion of finite … [Read more...]
Gov. Brown Signs Senate Bill 1010
Legislation to eliminate disparities for certain drug crimes has made its way through the California Legislature. The measure, SB 1010, would “reduce the penalty for possession for sale of cocaine base to be the same as that for powder cocaine” and … [Read more...]
Stanislaus County Invests Millions For Re-entry and Bed Expansion
Stanislaus County has launched a $113 million construction program to add 480 jail beds and a re-entry center. It is the largest capital project in county history. The jail expansion includes a medical and mental health wing, The Modesto Bee … [Read more...]
Disciplinary Policies Send Black Preschoolers To Court Instead of Principal’s Office
President Obama’s administration has advised educators to abandon overly zealous disciplinary policies, many of which send students to courts instead of the principals’ offices, reports The Associated Press. Black children make up about 18 percent of … [Read more...]
Curbing Truancy in California to Prevent Dropouts
A campaign is underway to curb truancy in California, termed a crisis that frequently leads to dropouts, crime and prison. “We take this matter very seriously,” Attorney General Kamala Harris said in a March news conference to endorse a series of … [Read more...]