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Archives for November 2020

SB 118 revises compassionate release

November 30, 2020 by Kenneth R. Brydon

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Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a bill increasing the chance for elderly and ill prisoners to obtain a compassionate release. The measure, SB 118, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured, Health Care, Legal Tagged With: cdcr, healthcare, SB 188

Kathleen Allison the new Secretary of CDCR

November 30, 2020 by CDCR

CDCR Press Release Kathleen Allison was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured Tagged With: cdcr

Gov. Newsom signs prison reform bills into law

November 30, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

California prison reform got a boost as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed various legislative bills into law. But some of the incarcerated  remain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: California, california prison reform, cdcr

Proposition 17 frees the vote of the formerly incarcerated

November 30, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

More than 40,000 parolees will head to the ballot box in the future.  California voters approve the Free the Vote Act this November.  The right to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Prop 17, voting rights

Resources, Nov 2020

November 30, 2020 by Administrators

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All of Us or None4400 Market StOakland, CA 94608All of Us or None is a grassroots organizing project of LegalServices for Prisoners with Children. All … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RESOURCES Tagged With: Resources

Snippets, November 2020

November 30, 2020 by Jonathan Chiu

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A new way to stay connected: Ameelio

November 30, 2020 by Administrators

https://ameelio.org/#/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Public Services, RESOURCES Tagged With: Resources

Domestic violence worsens in a pandemic

November 30, 2020 by William Harris

He was a weak man. The sort who needed to crush a woman in order to feel powerful. -John Mark Green

Domestic violence victims are experiencing perilous times. Sheltering in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has intensified the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, domestic violence

ACLU aims to free 50,000 from prisons

November 30, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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A nationwide campaign by the ACLU that urges state governors to broaden their executive clemency powers to release 50,000 prisoners over the next five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, Prison Reform Tagged With: ACLU, prison reform

COVID prison death toll climbs to 1,170

November 30, 2020 by Amir Shabazz

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As COVID-19 ravaged its way through the nation’s prison system at least138,105 people in prison had tested positive for the virus and close to 1,170 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Institutions Tagged With: COVID-19, prisons

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