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Reentry barriers plague new parolees, inhibit successful reintegration

September 23, 2021 by Alfred King

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Across the country, 600,000 prisoners are released annually from prisons. Many face obstacles in obtaining housing, food, and medical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Money, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: formerly incarcerated, Reentry

The case of Von Staich with incarcerated people at SQ

February 26, 2021 by Alfred King

Wood hammer court judge

A California appeals court has ordered San Quentin to significantly reduce the prison’s population and take steps to protect the incarcerated and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, SQ News Tagged With: COVID-19, legal

Survivor describes his struggles battling COVID-19

September 30, 2020 by Alfred King

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The Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin has caused the death of 26 prisoners and one guard. Ron Lee Joffrion, 55, is a survivor of the outbreak. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health Care, Inmate Tagged With: cdcr, COVID-19

Biden reverses his past position on criminal justice

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

Presidential candidate Joe Biden says his history of tough-on-crime legislation that led to mass incarcerations needs changes, The Intercept … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics Tagged With: criminal justice reform, joe biden

Hidden costs of incarceration costs families billions

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

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There is a huge hidden cost of incarceration that is born by friends and families of prisoners, the Marshall … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Money Tagged With: incarceration costs

LA jails become costly mental health facilities

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

Sixty percent of mentally ill inmates in county jails are eligible for diversion, but there are not enough facilities to provide supportive care, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Mental Health Tagged With: LA Jails, Mental Health

No housing for returning citizens in California

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

Hudson Link transitional house renovated

California released a record numbers of prisoners without an appropriate place for them to go. Often, the formerly incarcerated are put in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Parole and Release Tagged With: housing, parole

Investigation of LAPD falsifying documents leads to larger scandal

March 12, 2020 by Alfred King

The elite Metro Division of the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation for falsifying documents that identify people as gang members, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: Injustice, LAPD

Oakland bans the box for housing

March 12, 2020 by Alfred King

Oakland is the first city in the state to ban landlords from using criminal convictions to reject renters applying for private or public housing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Prison Reform Tagged With: Fair Chance Housing Ordinance, Oakland

Prison law libraries provide inadequate access to legal resources

February 20, 2020 by Alfred King

Across the country, prisoners and their advocates contend that prison law libraries provide inadequate access to legal resources, according to an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Prison law libraries

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