Tòa Tối Cao Pháp Viện Hoa Kỳ vừa đưa ra một quyết định đó là một bị cáo phải am hiểu rằng người đó đã phạm pháp thì mới có thể bị kết tội, slate.com … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2019
Ân Xá Của Thống Đốc Brown Và Newsom
Thống Đốc tiểu bang Cali, Gavin Newsom, đã dùng quyền hành pháp để che chở bảy cựu tù nhân khỏi bị trục xuất bởi chính phủ Trump , theo báo cáo của … [Read more...]
El arte de aprender a convivir con un celi en una pequeña celda
Si algo ha aprendido José Vieyra en los 37 años que ha estado encarcelado es que programar el tiempo y con- vivir con su ‘celi’ como si fueran un … [Read more...]
Study advances alternative form of criminal justice
A new study outlines a restorative justice strategy based on “public redemption” that the authors claim produces lower recidivism rates than … [Read more...]
San Francisco looks towards changing its language relative to justice involved persons
Supervisors hope to eliminate stigmatization by changing criminal justice labels By Charles Crowe Staff Writer San Francisco officials urge a … [Read more...]
Recent decline in most US state prisons still insufficient
By The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Most states have downsized their prison populations in recent years, but the pace of decarceration is … [Read more...]
Governor Gavin Newsom signs new justice bills into law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 25 bills on Oct. 8 aimed at setting a path to reform California’s criminal justice system, he reported in a news … [Read more...]
LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK- DEAR SAN QUENTIN NEWS
In your April 2019 (Edition 115) issue of the SQ News ran an article about my having been found suitable for parole after nearly 50 years of … [Read more...]
Reflecting on the Texas murder of an unarmed Black man
Amy Guyger, the White former Texas officer who killed unarmed Botham Jean, a Black man in his home, was found guilty of murder last month. Race … [Read more...]
The UK revises prisoner work furlough policies
By—Alfred King In the United Kingdom, more prisoners are being allowed to take outside jobs while serving their sentence. Both England and Wales … [Read more...]