Bill Keller, Marshall Project founding editor talks about his new book, What’s Prison For? By Charlotte West Charlotte West: Why did you … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Folsom Lake College reentry program to receive federal funds
Nearly $1M in funding intended to tackle recidivism, violence in the community A college program for the incarcerated in California has received … [Read more...]
Suicide on the rise among prisoners
There has been a sharp increase in suicides in prisons and jails due to isolation in the pandemic, staff shortages and drug use, The Wall Street … [Read more...]
Caring and being cared for when incarcerated
TRANSITIONS CLINIC Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is a network of community health clinics that serve returning community members. TCN clinic … [Read more...]
UCSF apologizes for unethical experiments
A major California hospital has apologized for subjecting prisoners to unethical treatments by two doctors in the 1960s and 1970s, according to the … [Read more...]
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Women’s rehabilitation given consideration with early farm concept
By Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR Editor 1920s farm was early gender‑responsive rehabilitation The 40-room 1880s-era building at the California … [Read more...]
CEMETERY TALES
A twist of fate for two women By California Department ofCorrections and Rehabilitation ■ Mary Hill avoids being first woman buried in San … [Read more...]
THE CHANGE-MAKERS AND GROUND-BREAKERS OF CDCR
In the typically male-dominated world of corrections, these women stood as shining examples paving the way for other women in the California prison … [Read more...]
Banned books on the rise in Michigan prisons
The number of books being banned by Michigan’s prison system has seen a significant increase of late, according to a January Vice story, which … [Read more...]