Four short films titled “Healing Thru Freedom” were created to document Black experiences in America’s modern criminal justice system, according to … [Read more...]
Double bunking violates United Nations’ recommendations for prisoner treatment
Minnesota state prisons’ double-bunking may be a violation of the treatment of prisoners under the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for … [Read more...]
Federal prison system severely understaffed
Juan Ramon Rodriguez-Barbosa, 47 years old, hung himself and died on May 26 at FCI Mendota, a medium-security prison west of Fresno. Rodriguez-Barbosa … [Read more...]
AB 2147 paves the way for expungement
Da’Ton Harris, out of Victorville, appeared before a judge in San Bernardino County for the second time in months, hoping the judge would expunge his … [Read more...]
California governor pardons formerly incarcerated firefighters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned two youth offenders from Laos who became firefighters. Bounchan Keola, 39, and Kao Saelee, 41, were … [Read more...]