Almost 20 years have passed since the federal takeover of California’s prison medical system, and federal takeovers continued March 19, as the 9th … [Read more...]
Sleep deprivation researcher speaks at San Quentin
In Guantanamo Bay, the term “Frequent Flyer Program” has never referred to airline incentive programs. At Gitmo, the term meant targeted sleep … [Read more...]
Prison Policy Initiative report looks optimistic over 10-year period
In April 2025, the Prison Policy Initiative again published its annual graphics-heavy analysis of the nation’s prison system called “The Whole Pie.” … [Read more...]
Nonprofit funds sports for children of incarcerated parents
Would the inclusion of athletics influence identity, academics, and social skills of youth with an incarcerated parent? Khalid Cannon, who grew up … [Read more...]
Medical debt haunts returned citizens in many states
Prisons and jails have scarcely ever supported healthy living, and their medical care systems have had an infamous reputation of uncertain … [Read more...]
Spending stats give American West a bad name
If California ended up sold to the Kingdom of Denmark as proposed in a recent online petition, the remaining American West might breathe a collective … [Read more...]
Prison Policy Initiative highlights eight ways to shorten sentences
In the half century since the beginning of mass incarceration, population numbers of lifers alone have surpassed the entire prison population count … [Read more...]
Film review: Finding spirituality along the traveled road
Some religionists might look for their places of worship in churches, in temples, in consecrated edifices representing their assorted forms of faith. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Thicker than Water
Kerry Washington’s memoir reveals complications from childhood to Hollywood My first acquaintance with Kerry Washington happened almost three … [Read more...]
Study finds no connection between zodiac signs and imprisonment
Would someone born under the sign of Aries more likely end up convicted of a crime than someone born under the sign of Cancer? Would an Aquarius … [Read more...]
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