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Archives for March 2020

LA jails become costly mental health facilities

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

Sixty percent of mentally ill inmates in county jails are eligible for diversion, but there are not enough facilities to provide supportive care, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Mental Health Tagged With: LA Jails, Mental Health

No housing for returning citizens in California

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

Hudson Link transitional house renovated

California released a record numbers of prisoners without an appropriate place for them to go. Often, the formerly incarcerated are put in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Parole and Release Tagged With: housing, parole

Overall arrest rates fall for state

March 12, 2020 by Dillon Kim

Arrest rates in California are at a record low, declining by an average of 48% from 1995 levels, a recent study reports. “Overall arrest rates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Inmate, Prison Reform Tagged With: Arrest rates, Justice reform

Facebook and CDCR join to stop criminal activity

March 12, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Facebook has policies in place to thwart inmates who use their system to harass, threaten or make unwanted sexual advances. “Access to social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Facebook, Stop Crime

Investigation of LAPD falsifying documents leads to larger scandal

March 12, 2020 by Alfred King

The elite Metro Division of the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation for falsifying documents that identify people as gang members, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: Injustice, LAPD

New San Francisco DA to reform criminal justice system

March 12, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

Recently sworn in as San Francisco’s new District Attorney, Chesa Boudin has bold plans to reform the city’s criminal justice system. “Our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: Chesa Boudin, District Attorney, San Francisco

Prison bans on literature becoming more commonplace nationwide

March 12, 2020 by Salvador Solorio

Prison officials throughout the country are restricting reading materials in prison libraries. The state of Florida has banned 20,000 titles, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: state of Florida

Que es el corona virus y como se puede prevenir

March 12, 2020 by Juan Espinosa

El Corona Virus conocido como 2019-nCoV se está expandiendo a lo largo del planeta. El virus ha causado la muerte de casi mil personas y … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Español, Health and Wellness, Recently Posted Tagged With: Corona Virus

Re:store:

March 12, 2020 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Rebecca Weiker, Re:Store Justice Program Director In November 2019 I traveled with over one hundred members of my Jewish congregation to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RESOURCES, Youth Offender Tagged With: Restore Justice

Oakland bans the box for housing

March 12, 2020 by Alfred King

Oakland is the first city in the state to ban landlords from using criminal convictions to reject renters applying for private or public housing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Prison Reform Tagged With: Fair Chance Housing Ordinance, Oakland

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