ROOTING FOR THE ANTIHERO The recent arrival of the GTL tablet with its online library has prompted me to discard many paper copies of my books, … [Read more...]
COMPASSIONATE RELEASE PROVISIONS LARGELY IGNORED
The release of elderly prisoners is significantly underused, a criminal justice professor says. Every state except Iowa has a law allowing … [Read more...]
CDCR PAROLE ADMINISTRATOR URGES ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION
KAREN ARCENAS REED OFFERS FRESH IDEAS; ARTICLE URGES ELDERLY AND NONVIOLENT RELEASES “The year is 2030. Five California prisons have closed over … [Read more...]
Bill would fund education for at-risk youth
A bill in the California legislature would increase funding for education in juvenile halls and alternative high schools to prepare at-risk youth for … [Read more...]
NORTH CAROLINA: Organization helps women overcome reentry obstacles
Upon release, parolees often find themselves confronted by various Catch-22 scenarios. Jobs, licenses and identification, and receiving benefits all … [Read more...]
Growing number of exonerations nationwide spawns new industry
As the number of exonerations slowly rises across the country, so do the wrongful conviction claims against states. The falsely convicted and … [Read more...]
‘Fangs of inflation’ bite prisoners
If the fangs of inflation took a trifling nibble out of meager incarcerated living standards over the past few months, then in November they took a … [Read more...]
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...]
SF DA moves to block judge from hearing juvenile cases
Jenkins alleges bias against prosecution San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office has used a state law on judicial impartiality to … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE: Juvenile life sentence unconstitutional
Court: Can ‘offend contemporary standards of decency’ Tennessee’s top court says it’s unconstitutional and cruel and unusual punishment to require … [Read more...]
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