Three botched executions in 2014 prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Oklahoma’s lethal injection procedures. “I am deeply troubled … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Grant Aims to Curb Youth Substance Abuse in Detention Centers
Kids with substance abuse problems and early contact with law enforcement are being treated with a new public health approach. Many kids with drug … [Read more...]
Parole Hearings: Where The Truth Won’t Set You Free
After reading the transcripts of prisoner Duane Edward Holt, it became apparent to me that he is living in an abyss, lost in an enormous black hole … [Read more...]
USF Students Perform Restorative Messages
A group of San Francisco college students and jail inmates presented a performance art show exploring mass incarceration and restorative justice … [Read more...]
Appreciating Black History Month
Dear Editor, I wanted to thank you brothers and sisters for your newspaper. I really enjoyed February’s edition celebrating Black History month. I … [Read more...]
Letter to Editor by Wendy Labuda
Dear Editor, Just read your newspaper dated July 2013. As an inmate at CCWF, any information that I am able to read and share with other inmates is … [Read more...]
Juvenile Lifers Honor Community Leaders Sandra Gutierrez and Nancy O’Malley
The James Irvine Foundation recently awarded $200,000 to five individuals, representing four organizations, for being innovative leaders who provided … [Read more...]
Foster Care Children Fall Victim to Identity Theft
Thousands of children streaming out of the state foster care system discover they are victims of identity theft, the California Office of Privacy … [Read more...]
Niños en el Systema de Foster Care Caen Victima al Robo de Identidad
La Oficina de Protección de Privacidad de California reporto que miles de niños al salir del sistema de foster care (casa de cuidado temporal) … [Read more...]
Two Families File Federal Lawsuits Over Inmate Deaths
Two families have filed federal lawsuits claiming negligence in the death of a state prisoner and a jail inmate. One suit involves Dimitris … [Read more...]