Archives for June 2015

Report Suggest Blacks Are More Likely to Be Murdered

June 1, 2015 by Rahsaan Thomas

U.S. homicide rates have declined by nearly half, but young males still are the highest-risk group and Blacks are more likely to be murdered than are … [Read more...]

Advocates Urge Lighter White-Collar Sentences

June 1, 2015 by Marcus Henderson

After a federal panel eased penalties for non-violent drug offenders, defense attorneys and prisoner advocates began calling for lighter sentences for … [Read more...]

Hijos de Padres Encarcelados Muestran Problemas de Comportamiento

June 1, 2015 by Michael Cooke

Un estudio universitario concluye que los hijos de padres encarcelados muestran problemas de comportamiento y salud mental. “Estos niños están … [Read more...]

Study Shows Incarceration and Death Add to 1.5 Million ‘Missing’ Black Men

June 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

Mass incarceration and early deaths contribute to 1.5 million missing Black men in the United States, according to a study done by The New York … [Read more...]

The Impressive Growth of San Quentin News

June 1, 2015 by Steve McNamara

If you are ever lucky enough to land in San Quentin Prison, walk down the hill to the Lower Yard. Check out the tennis and basketball courts, the … [Read more...]

Obamacare Makes Pell Grants Accessible for Youth Offenders

June 1, 2015 by Isaiah ThompsonBonilla

Access to higher education for juvenile offenders during incarceration is more possible because the Obama administration has ruled that these youth … [Read more...]

Kid CAT’s ‘State of Youth’ Measures Progress

June 1, 2015 by Miguel Quezada

Six months into the year, Kid CAT has made significant progress in accomplishing its goals and activities. The changes stem from exceptional work by … [Read more...]

Legislature Looks Toward Juvenile Evaluations Again

June 1, 2015 by John Lam

California legislators are seeking to instate a process that would require courts to evaluate a juvenile offender before finding him or her eligible … [Read more...]

SB 261 Would Change Lives Of Thousands of Youth Offenders

June 1, 2015 by Emile Deweaver

Senator Loni Hancock’s Senate Bill 261 will change the lives of thousands of men like me who committed crimes as confused youth but who have grown and … [Read more...]

Kid CAT Expresses Healing for Victims, Protection of Children at Annual Banquet

June 1, 2015 by Juan Haines

An audience including inmates, prison staff and community members listened to more than a dozen incarcerated young men share their stories about what … [Read more...]