Legislation has been introduced to curb questionable spending of jails’ inmate benefit funds. AB 1782 would require that inmate benefit funds be … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Innocence Commission wins first exoneration for wrongful conviction
A San Francisco man’s murder conviction was overturned after 32 years of claiming his innocence, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Joaquin … [Read more...]
Website matches parolees with resources, services
ConConnect, the first website created by a formerly incarcerated person, connects people to services after prison, according to a CNN article written … [Read more...]
CA legislators take aim at forced prison labor
California legislators are calling for an end to involuntary servitude for incarcerated people by making all prison labor voluntary, The Associated … [Read more...]
Prison radio gives a voice to the condemned
TEXAS The Tank, at 106.5 FM, is a radio station in a high security Texas prison that gives hundreds of inmates, including 200 on Death Row, a … [Read more...]
Move to stop state’s use of holocaust gas in executions
ARIZONA On February 15, Arizona’s Jewish leaders filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections in an effort to stop the use of the … [Read more...]
New ‘restorative’ pilot program creates opportunities for returning citizens
California invested $28.5 million in rehabilitation programs established by the formerly incarcerated, in a move to lower the state prison’s … [Read more...]
‘Black’ dialects stymie stenographers
Courtroom reporters sometimes incorrectly transcribe Black dialect, potentially distorting the official record in criminal cases, according to The New … [Read more...]
Growing movement calls for greater use of non-police first responders
Calling non-police professionals for some emergencies is a growing trend in America, The Washington Post reports. The movement uses new tactics of … [Read more...]
Colorado prisoners launch radio station
Colorado has launched the first radio station by inmates inside a state prison. The show, Inside Wire, initiated its first broadcast on March 1 at … [Read more...]