By Charlotte West, Open Campus Reporter - Reprinted by permission of College Inside Newsletter I first read about Johnny Pippins last fall when I … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2022
Mt. Tam College faculty going through ‘bittersweet’ transition
By Bonaru Richardson, Contributing Writer On a traditional college campus, when a faculty member leaves, it may or may not be a big deal. But in a … [Read more...]
SVSP’s Rio Salinas Adult School earns six-year reaccreditation
Rio Salinas Adult School accredited through June 2028 The adult school at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) is committed to collaboration and … [Read more...]
California Voting Rights of Persons with a Criminal History
DID YOU KNOW — YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE! “We just completed anothervoter registration drive at ourlocal jail, and in two dayswe were able to … [Read more...]
NC judges overturn outdated law prohibiting parolees from voting
Thousands of North Carolina parolees and probationers may regain their right to vote because of a decision by a split panel of trial judges. If … [Read more...]
CA Sentencing Reform Act aims to rewrite ‘special circumstances’ rules
Jamil Wilson was barely 20 years old when he found himself entangled in a murder conspiracy that changed his life forever. Wilson met with … [Read more...]
AB 990: Restoring the Right to Visit
By Ivana Gonzales, LSPC, Contributing Writer Incarcerated people and their family members understand that visits are vital to sustaining mental … [Read more...]
Prison workers paid pennies
Arizona inmates work in a variety of jobs inside and outside prisons for wages ranging from 10 cents an hour to a minimum wage of … [Read more...]
Giving back: Ex-prisoners create Freedom Libraries
Literature empowerment takes the form of mobile libraries Former prisoners are bringing literary empowerment to state prisons through a book … [Read more...]
Reformed prisoner awaits clemency hearing after 50 years in prison
After serving more than a half of century in a Massachusetts prison for first-degree murder, Ramadan Shabazz, aka James Hall, could soon be granted … [Read more...]