CDCR started a program called Family Visiting in either the late 60s or early 70s. During Family Visiting inmates could spend three days and two … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
‘It’s Time to Close These Immigration Prisons’
A congressman who toured an immigration prison says he found appallingly bad conditions and calls for major changes in how America treats undocumented … [Read more...]
Securus Buys JPay
Securus Technologies, a leader in the prison payphone industry, recently signed a deal to purchase JPay, Inc., the IT Business Net reported. JPay … [Read more...]
Prison Phone Services Handle $1.2 Billion a Year
When someone is locked up, it has a major impact on the prisoner and his or her family and friends. It’s made worse by the high cost of phone calls … [Read more...]
FCC Urged to Lower In-State Phone Rates
Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make changes to regulations on in-state calls carried … [Read more...]
Despite FCC Order Securus Profits Jump
Prison pay-phone giant Securus Technologies profits continue to rise in the face of an earlier order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), … [Read more...]
Time to Reshape Your Narrative
“If we’re not shaping our own narrative, then we’re giving into what’s out there about who you are,” inmate Emile DeWeaver told a classroom of … [Read more...]
Diamonds in the Rough
You see them, the hot pink uniforms, escorted to and from chow and meds. You know, those few outside in the 95 degree heat because they have to get … [Read more...]
The Bitter Truth Behind High Cost of Incarceration
Four decades of high incarceration rates in the U.S. are “destroying families and communities, especially those that are already vulnerable to health … [Read more...]
Can Rap Music Promote Positive Change and Growth?
Can mainstream rap music return to its positive roots? The Yard Talk panel debated whether a paradigm shift was possible. Demond Lewis: “The Powers … [Read more...]