Texas – Formerly incarcerated men and women won a major victory to end employment discrimination against hiring ex-offenders and to restore their … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
L.A. Kitchen helps those in need
After serving 31 years in various California state prisons, Kevin Williams, 52, was finally paroled and found his way to a job-training program … [Read more...]
Inside Garden Program creates beauty in prison
Dragonflies, bumblebees and Monarch butterflies are daily visitors to the H-Unit garden planted and maintained by the Insight Garden Program (IGP). … [Read more...]
G.R.I.P. graduates five tribes in 2017
Families braved fog and rain to watch their loved ones graduate from one of San Quentin Prison’s most highly touted self-awareness programs. A week … [Read more...]
Folsom women receive 3-D design training
Behind battleship gray walls and razor wire fences, women inmates are training for future jobs in technology at Folsom Women’s Facility, according to … [Read more...]
Criminals and Gangmembers Anonymous graduation
At age 19, having grown up in Los Angeles, Corey Willis was a gang member and a criminal who sold drugs. On the streets, he answered to the moniker … [Read more...]
Casting away hate and separation: views on building a better world
A religious historian told a San Quentin audience that not understanding the difference between religion and faith makes it easy for bigotry and fear … [Read more...]
California Coalition for Women Prisoners Introduces Alisha Coleman to the world
I introduce to you Alisha Coleman, our new staff at the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. Alisha was introduced to CCWP through the … [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter protests Los Angeles jail expansion
A Black Lives Matter coalition gathered at the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration to protest the expansion of county jails, reported the Los … [Read more...]
America’s aging prison population
America is facing problems as its prison population is aging, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts report. “Nearly every state is seeing that upward … [Read more...]