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Treatment of detainees at Sacramento jail affects downtown crime 

May 2, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

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Sacramento County Jail’s overcrowded conditions and poor track record of helping detainees with mental health problems has been linked to increased … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Recently Posted

Gov. Grisham Propose Rolling Back Bail Reform Laws

February 28, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new public safety initiative could roll back bail reform laws and lead to jail overcrowding and excessive use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: Bail, bail system, new mexico

New S.F. Transitional Housing Community for Women

February 27, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

“We wanted color, never wanting to see prison gray again” An apartment complex in San Francisco is now home to formerly incarcerated women who were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: Reentry, women in prison

Boudin’s connection to ‘incarceration crisis’

January 12, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

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San Francisco’s top prosecutor, Chesa Boudin, raised some eyebrows when he said that the vast majority of American households have had a family member … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, Recently Posted Tagged With: Chesa Boudin, mass incarceration, San Francisco

$400M in pandemic funds diverted to prison construction

January 12, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

Alabama has diverted virus pandemic relief money to help build new super prisons and renovate old ones, The Associated Press reports. The state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Institutions, Recently Posted, RESOURCES Tagged With: Alabama, COVID-19

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