Archives for March 2016

Three Strikes Initiative Aims to Recruit Registered Voters

March 1, 2016 by Forrest Lee Jones

Petitions are being circulated across California, proposing to significantly change the Three Strike Law. The goal is to gather 500,000 signatures by … [Read more...]

Re-entry Program Prepares Prisoners for Release

March 1, 2016 by Miguel Quezada

A self-help program to safely re-integrate men into their communities before they finish their prison term recently graduated more than 40 inmates. … [Read more...]

TRUST Graduation Honors 88 Prisoners

March 1, 2016 by Rahsaan Thomas

Eighty-eight San Quentin men completed the TRUST (Teaching Responsibility Utilizing Sociological Training) program which help prisoners prepare for … [Read more...]

Annual Report Strives End Mass Incarceration

March 1, 2016 by Kevin Sawyer

After more than a decade of research and advocacy to end the harmful effects of mass incarceration, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to … [Read more...]

Yoga Instructor Chanda Wilson Helps Change Prisoners’ Lives

March 1, 2016 by Rahsaan Thomas

Chanda Wilson says she teaches yoga to San Quentin prisoners because it helps them transform their lives. That was her answer when a health care … [Read more...]

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Gives Juvenile Lifers a Chance for Parole

March 1, 2016 by Chung Kao

Prisoners sentenced as juveniles to life without parole, even for homicide, may now petition courts for parole eligibility, the U.S. Supreme Court has … [Read more...]

Court Denies Condemned Prisoners’ Right to Petition for Execution

March 1, 2016 by Chung Kao

A federal appeals court has ruled that condemned California prisoners may not use petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal courts to challenge … [Read more...]

Assemblywoman Wants to Change Definition of Racial Profiling

March 1, 2016 by Marcus Henderson

Legislation to change California’s definition of racial profiling was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The measure was presented by Assemblywoman Shirley … [Read more...]

Radar Technology Invades Privacy

March 1, 2016 by Thomas Gardner

Many U.S. law enforcement agencies now have radar technology that allows them to see through walls of buildings and houses to know whether anyone is … [Read more...]

Report: Author Encourages Americans to Invest In Black Communities Instead of Prison Rehab

March 1, 2016 by Marcus Henderson

America needs to invest in Black communities to help minority people succeed and not wait to spend money on rehabilitation of prison inmates, a recent … [Read more...]