Numerous bipartisan members of Congress are urging continued support of three programs aimed at increasing public safety and reducing recidivism, the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
SB620 would let judges waive gun enhancements
Senate Bill 620, currently before the California legislature, if passed, will provide judges the power to waive gun enhancements. Currently, gun … [Read more...]
Over 20 years of advocating for women prisoners
“Two steps forward - We won’t step back,” declares the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) on their website. The grassroots social … [Read more...]
Public comments can help boost good-time credits
New plans to give time reduction credits for nearly every inmate statewide Thanks to a recent ballot measure, California will soon be drafting new … [Read more...]
Texas sheriff scales back on immigrant deportation
Sheriff Sally Hernandez of Travis County, Texas, made good on her campaign promise of scaling back her cooperation with federal immigration officials … [Read more...]
Prisoner medical co-pay looks cheap on the surface
Charging incarcerated people medical co-pays forces them to make difficult choices Medical co-payments for prisoners nationwide could be doing more … [Read more...]
Lower Yard gets upgrade with new guard shack
When the guard shack fell on San Quentin’s Lower Yard, it wasn’t an accident or an earthquake — it was inmates tearing it down. Charlie Spence drove a … [Read more...]
New Folsom's health care inadequate
Inmates at the high-security California State Prison, Sacramento, better known as “New Folsom,” may not receive adequate medical care because of a … [Read more...]
Luring more prison doctors with big raises
The average pay for the employees in 2014 was approximately $240,000 a year Doctors at a dozen understaffed California prisons could receive a 24 … [Read more...]
Kurt Vonnegut's take on a Shakespeare play
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. cleverly converts Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be” to 2BR02B, his version of the decision “to be or not to be.” Vonnegut’s … [Read more...]