It has been more than 17 years since California last executed one of its Death Row residents in January 2006. Administrative processes, … [Read more...]
Dozens gather to honor Kenneth “Musa” Bailey
The incarcerated recently held a memorial service for long-time San Quentin resident Kenneth “Musa” Bailey in the Garden Chapel. Although escorts were … [Read more...]
OHIO: $1.3M settlement reached in wrongful conviction case
After 21 years of incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit, Ralph Smith, 49, was awarded $1.3 million for his wrongful imprisonment, according to a … [Read more...]
California pays reparations for forced sterilizations
144 California prisoners sterilized between 2005 and 2013 California is struggling to pay reparations to hundreds of women who were sterilized, … [Read more...]
Gov. Newsom issues pardons
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently granted 10 pardons, according to a report in the Marin Independent Journal. Among those pardoned was one person … [Read more...]
VIRGINIA – Federal court ruling protects prisoners’ religious head coverings
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that the Virginia Department of Corrections was violating the religious beliefs of an incarcerated … [Read more...]
LOUISIANA – Court: Non-unanimous verdict rule not retroactive
A new rule that non-unanimous convictions cannot be used by the state of Louisiana will not apply retroactively, the state Supreme Court has … [Read more...]
Newsom appoints new BPH commissioner
Six current commissioners also reappointed to Parole Board Gov. Gavin Newsom has reappointed six members of the adult Board of Parole Hearings, … [Read more...]