NEW PROGRAM OFFERS TECH TRAINING, GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT A state-of-the-art residential career campus for formerly incarcerated people … [Read more...]
CA Sentencing Reform Act aims to rewrite ‘special circumstances’ rules
Jamil Wilson was barely 20 years old when he found himself entangled in a murder conspiracy that changed his life forever. Wilson met with … [Read more...]
DEATHS DOWN
Overdoses plummet under successful drug treatment program A new treatment program has dramatically curbed drug deaths and hospitalizations in … [Read more...]
Federal Pell Grants revived for prisoners after nearly three decades
New regulations will allow incarcerated students to qualify for federal financial aid for college in the form of Pell Grants beginning in July of … [Read more...]
Report targets mandatory minimums, jury diversity
On page 13 of our April edition, we ran a story under the headline “Report targets mandatory minimums, jury diversity.” In the story, we said that … [Read more...]
California senator pushes for $2,600 gate money
In a first major attempt in nearly 50 years, a lawmaker from Los Angeles has introduced a bill that could significantly increase “gate money,” the … [Read more...]