Canada has appointed a new Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime with the hope of helping crime victims recover from trauma, according to an opinion … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
30X30 Initiative hopes to increaseinvolvement of women by 2030 Women make up an increasingly large proportion of police departments. One of the … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS – March 2023
1. Nevada — (AP) In the ten months since a March 2022 audit, Nevada’s Department of Corrections has not fully implemented any of the 16 … [Read more...]
Forum: Shortcomings in police training programs present ‘immediate crisis’
Police Executive Research Forumsays recruits lack instruction incommunication, crisis intervention A well-known think tank has concluded that … [Read more...]
Black Americans more likely to suffer false convictions
Group makes up more than halfof all exonerations Black people in the U.S. are seven times more likely to be falsely convicted of serious crimes … [Read more...]
Arrests of elderly Americans on the rise
Police are arresting more elderly Americans, including many with dementia, the Marshall Project reports. The numbers of arrests for Americans … [Read more...]
NATIVE AMERICANS CELEBRATE ANNUAL WINTER POW WOW
Incarcerated First Nations drummers, dancerhonor Native cultural history, values The scent of burnt sage pierced the air of San Quentin’s Chapel … [Read more...]
AAPI COMMUNITY CELEBRATES MAKAHIKI
The Pacific Islanders ancient traditions were commemorated at San Quentin’s Chapel B area to recognize the prison’s Native Hawaiian Religious Group … [Read more...]
Alameda County becomes first in U.S. to ban
background checks for prospective renters
As 2022 came to a close, Alameda County became the first county in the nation to pass an ordinance protecting housing rights for formerly incarcerated … [Read more...]
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Group of formerly incarcerated now giving back to theircommunities following model of restorative justice A group of formerly incarcerated guys has … [Read more...]