The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), passed by Congress 12 years ago, has come under scrutiny by advocates, legislators and some governors, says … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
GOT CONDOMS?
NOTICE OF PRISONER PROTECTION FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ACT (Pen. Code § 6500) State law requires CDCR make condoms available in all state … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Criticizes Solitary Confinement
Prisons abuse and overuse solitary confinement across the country, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy says. It may be time to limit the use … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Supports SQ News
37 Years After the Notorious Jonestown Massacre
Jackie Speier was catapulted into national prominence when her congressman boss was murdered, and she survived five gunshot wounds in the notorious … [Read more...]
Human Rights Watch: Alison Parker Addresses Juvenile Lifer Policies Across America
Back in 2004, when I first started working on the problem of children being sentenced to life without parole (LWOP), a lot of people told me … [Read more...]
Fewer Juvenile Offenders In Residential Placement
The number of juvenile offenders in residential placement is decreasing, a national survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice … [Read more...]
Using Food to Combat Mass Incarceration
A new group aims to use food as a key to Restorative Justice in Oakland and to combating mass incarceration. Restore Oakland plans to start a … [Read more...]
Prisoner Denied Parole Because of Facebook Picture
After California prison officials discovered that San Quentin inmate Kimani Randall’s Facebook profile was created by a contraband cell phone, the … [Read more...]
“The Cuff ‘Em and Feed ‘Em Mentality Has to Change”
California’s prison system is working to increase vocational, educational and rehabilitative services to inmates, but it is a long-range and difficult … [Read more...]