The federal government has implemented new public safety strategies that are difficult for communities to understand, the Urban Institute … [Read more...]
California’s prison population shrinks while the Corrections budget continues to balloon
$102,000 annually for California is spending more than each person held in the state’s prisons, according to news reports. This cost is … [Read more...]
§1170 Resentencing Pilot Program receives funding
California has adopted and funded a program aimed at correcting inappropriate prison sentences. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Resenting Pilot … [Read more...]
FREEDOM THROUGH FITNESS
A workout program started in prison has turned into a successful business training more than 200 formerly incarcerated people as physical … [Read more...]
DEACTIVATION OF SUSANVILLE
California is moving forward with its prison closures and announced that the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville will close by June 30, … [Read more...]
Project Homekey to house the formerly incarcerated
Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther icon, will be the namesake of a recently renovated Oakland, California, building to house the homeless and the … [Read more...]
Criminal prosecuting plea bargains: is it flawed or beneficial?
“90% of criminal cases in the United States end in a guilty plea” Plea bargaining is a flawed and possibly a coercive process that goes beyond … [Read more...]
Closing LA County’s Men’s Jail
A task force was created to map out a pathway to close the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) by July 2021, according to the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Decarceration fund seeks to empower system-impacted people
Decarceration has become more than just a chant as criminal justice reform advocates seek to build a thriving business sector to challenge … [Read more...]
Gascón meets obstruction in sentencing reform in Los Angeles
Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced special directives aimed to reform the county’s sentencing and death … [Read more...]
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