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Archives for March 2015

Sheriff Expresses Concern Over Poverty Issues

March 1, 2015 by Ross Mirkarimi

Poverty in San Francisco is quietly growing unchecked. As one of the wealthiest cities in the country, San Francisco’s budget for fiscal year 2012-13 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Human Interest

Tech Executives Offer Advice For Inmate Entrepreneurs

March 1, 2015 by Juan Haines

People don’t usually talk about Silicon Valley and the California prison system at the same time. However, on any given day, venture capitalists as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Prison Programs

Elderly Expected to Be One-Third Of Inmate Population by 2030

March 1, 2015 by Salvador Solorio

There are approximately 2.3 million people imprisoned in the United States. Changing demographics reflect the senior citizen, baby boomer wave will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Human Interest

Lifers Hold Origami Workshop for Children’s Hospital

March 1, 2015 by Phoeun You

Inside San Quentin’s Interfaith Chapel, 15 convicted murderers and lifer inmates came together to fold hundreds of origami hearts for patients at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Prison Programs

Father George Williams Speaks Of His San Quentin Experiences

March 1, 2015 by Gino Sevacos

The following is the first of a two-part interview with Father George Williams, the Catholic Chaplain for San Quentin. How did you come to work at San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest

FCC Proposes New Regulations To Limit High Phone Costs

March 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new regulations to curb excessive charges by the prison telephone industry. The purpose of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

FCC Propone Nuevas Regulaciones Para Limitar El Alto Costo de Llamadas deTelefono

March 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

La Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC) propuso nuevas regulaciones para frenar los cargos excesivos por la industria de teléfonos en la … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Español

Searching for Accuracy In the Recidivism Rate

March 1, 2015 by Chung Kao

The states should move away from collecting and using recidivism data as a single number that uniformly defines success or failure in sentencing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest

Undocumented Immigrants on the Rise Since September 11

March 1, 2015 by Charles David Henry

The excessive incarceration of undocumented immigrants and other non-citizens currently residing within the U.S. border has accelerated since the 9-11 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest

FBI’s Data of Arrest Records Creates Problem For Anyone Who Was Cleared of Charges

March 1, 2015 by Charles David Henry

Nearly one out of every three American adults is on the FBI’s master criminal database, and that can create problems for those who were cleared of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest

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