Attorney General Kamala Harris is supporting a Senate bill that would limit solitary confinement for juveniles, the Attorney General’s Office … [Read more...]
Criminal Justice Experts Call for More Reform
Some criminal justice experts say major reforms have been adopted in America’s criminal justice system, but others say changes have been modest, … [Read more...]
Cal State Fullerton Offers Programs to the Formerly Incarcerated
California State University, Fullerton is expanding college opportunities for formerly incarcerated people by adopting Project Rebound, a program led … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Criticized for Handing Out Lenient Sentence
A federal judge called for scrutiny of the effects of felony convictions, after he sentenced a woman in a felony drug case to probation rather than … [Read more...]
Writer Advocates for More Crime Victims’ Resources
More resources should be allocated to help crime victims of color and their communities, Aswad Thomas wrote in the Sacramento Bee. “It’s nearly … [Read more...]
United States Became More Punitive in Last Three Decades
The United States has become increasingly punitive, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts 2016 study. “As measured by the punishment rate, the U.S. … [Read more...]
Análisis Sobre Niveles de Encarcelamiento
Los Estados Unidos se han convertido en una nación con altos niveles de encarcelamiento, informa un estudio del Pew Charitable Trust. De 1983 al 2013 … [Read more...]
Private Prisons Profits Compound Mass Incarceration
America should take the millions of dollars that private jail and prison companies make and instead spend it to solve the country’s mass incarceration … [Read more...]
Texas Law Helps Parolee Re-entry
Former prisoners have a better chance of finding rental housing in Texas, thanks to a new state law. The new law exempts landlords from civil … [Read more...]
CDCR to Expand Inmate Firefighting Program
California’s new corrections secretary says he plans to use more county jail prisoners instead of state prisoners for the firefighters program, The … [Read more...]