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University helps prisoners learn

January 18, 2018 by Forrest Lee Jones

The University of Arizona English Department, with the encouragement of the state of Arizona, has initiated a writing and literary program to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Arizona, Literacy program, PRISM

Theater holds conference to bring Shakespeare to the incarcerated

December 11, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Shakespeare troupe at Folsom Women’s Facility

San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre will be hosting a “Shakespeare in Prisons Conference” for people dedicated to bringing Shakespeare to the incarcerated, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read

Soledad’s Life CYCLE program brings victims and offenders together

December 11, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

A unique program that brings crime victims and convicted murderers together to share their stories is an effective way to increase understanding and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Denver urges former gang members to break the cycle of violence

October 31, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Providing former gang members with jobs is key to breaking the cycle of community violence, leaders of a Denver-based program report. “Now we’ve got … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

CALPIA invests $12 million on prison vocational training expansion

October 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Inmate learning to code at Code7370

Vocational training programs in state prisons are being expanded by the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), reports The Folsom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Prop 47 reduces overcrowding and saves over $100 million

September 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Million Prisoner's March

California Proposition 47, the 2014 voter initiative that reduced certain low-level property and drug-related crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Texas sheriff scales back on immigrant deportation

July 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Sheriff Sally Hernandez of Travis County, Texas, made good on her campaign promise of scaling back her cooperation with federal immigration officials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: deportation, ICE, Immigration, sanctuary cities, undocumented immigrants

Law enforcement implements new use-of-force policy

June 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are being encouraged to employ a new use-of-force policy that stresses “de-escalation,” reports Tom Jackson … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

California approves first-ever sex-reassignment surgery for prisoner

June 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

For the first time in the United States, a sex-reassignment surgery has been approved and financed for a California prisoner, reports The New York … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

A nation’s wealth does not spare women from violence

May 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

In eight of the world’s wealthiest countries, women undergo death by violence at rates as high, or higher, than men, despite declining levels of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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