A for-profit GEO Group private prison is attempting to keep its federal lockup operating despite President Joe Biden’s executive order to shut … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2022
Boudin’s connection to ‘incarceration crisis’
San Francisco’s top prosecutor, Chesa Boudin, raised some eyebrows when he said that the vast majority of American households have had a family member … [Read more...]
Peer Literacy Mentor Program unveils ‘word wall’ training program
“Word walls” are helping San Quentin residents English, history and math. The Peer Literacy Mentor Program (PLMP) is viewed as both an … [Read more...]
$400M in pandemic funds diverted to prison construction
Alabama has diverted virus pandemic relief money to help build new super prisons and renovate old ones, The Associated Press reports. The state … [Read more...]
Award-winning podcast pays dividends, looks to the future
Ear Hustle’s Rahsaan Thomas prepares for freedom, incorporates new sound designer Rahsaan “New York” Thomas is co-host and co-producer of Ear … [Read more...]
CA ends mandatory minimums for drug crimes
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation ending mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. “Mass incarceration of nonviolent drug … [Read more...]
Compassion Prison Project takes aim at prisoner trauma
Group promotes safer society by treating root causes of incarceration Compassion Prison Project (CPP) founder Fritzi Horstman and … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS, January 2022
1. Ohio — (Associated Press) The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction plans to supplement its more than 6,000 fixed security cameras by … [Read more...]
Walkenhorst’s sponsors major holiday event
Live music, speakers, giveaways, and spectacular art exhibition bags During the Holiday season incarcerated people experience many different … [Read more...]
Virtual court hinders criminal defendants project
The COVID-19 pandemic curbed live court proceedings and created serious concerns about defendants’ rights, the Stanford Criminal Justice Center … [Read more...]
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