A federal judge has denied the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s proposal to be allowed to provide psychiatric care to state … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2023
‘LESS LIKELY TO DIE’
Study: Treating opioidaddiction during incarcerationreduces future overdoses New research suggests that individuals who receive medication for … [Read more...]
FORMERLY INCARCERATED MAY FILL HEALTHCARE WORKER VOID
The nation is struggling with a shortage of health care workers even as many people incarcerated in the nation’s prisons and jails struggle to find … [Read more...]
A JOURNEY TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP
As the old saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. For participants and volunteers alike, the journey through Kid CAT … [Read more...]
TRANSFORMATION AND REDEMPTION
TWO MENS' JOURNEYS: FINDING FREEDOM THROUGH SELF-REFLECTION AND CHOICES routes to redemption and transformation. For many the journey … [Read more...]
VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIVES ON DESPITE RECENT ATTACK IN SUPREME COURT
The Voting Rights Act has survived another attack on its existence in a surprise ruling by the majority conservative Supreme Court in June, according … [Read more...]
CONGRESS EXAMINES ASSET SEIZURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Congress is considering legislation that would end illegal confiscation of property from people who have not been convicted of a crime, according to a … [Read more...]
CAN FELONS RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE?
The recent arrest of a New Mexico political candidate has highlighted a series of disparate state laws dictating whether people with felony … [Read more...]
NEW STATE CRIME: ‘AGGRAVATED DEATH BY DELIVERY’
Expansive criminal justice bills to protect public safety have been signed into law by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sweeping changes … [Read more...]
FRIENDS OF POPULAR BAKER CALL FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON FOR HER MURDER
Friends of a popular baker killed in an Oakland robbery are urging that the man responsible be spared prison. The baker, Jen Angel, was known as … [Read more...]