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Test May Explain Racially Biased Police Shootings

May 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

“Uncontrolled prejudice” may explain why White police officers shoot young Black men so often, according to an article published in Mother Jones … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

CDCR Losing Battle in Disrupting Cell Phones in Prisons

May 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

The state’s prison system is losing its battle to disrupt cell phone use by inmates in its 34 facilities, The Associated Press reported. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Council on Science and Technology, CCST, cdcr, Global Tel-Link, GTL, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Managed Access Systems, MAS, Megan Humphreys, The Associated Press

PPI Research Shows Population Fluctuation

April 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Many sources say America locks up some 2.3 million people in its jails and prisons on any given day, but that’s not the whole story. According to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Distance Determines if Prisoners Receive Visits

April 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

US States

Research indicates prisoners who are visited by family and friends are less likely to return to incarceration. Distance plays a major role in why many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, PPI, visitation rights

Court Blocks FCC Ruling to Lower Prison Phone Rates

April 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

A federal court order temporarily blocked a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling that placed a cap on the cost of calls that inmates make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Annual Report Strives End Mass Incarceration

March 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

After more than a decade of research and advocacy to end the harmful effects of mass incarceration, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: PPI

Reports: High Desert Prison Misconduct

February 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Guards’ misconduct of overt racism and excessive force on inmates at High Desert State Prison in Susanville was revealed in a state investigation. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, High Desert, OIG, Warden Marion E. Spearman

Microsoft Aims to Help Incarcerated

January 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

A November visit from members of Microsoft’s information technology team prompted a dialogue about helping incarcerated Americans overcome one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Policy Initiative Researcher Visits SQ News

January 1, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Bernadette Rabuy works to impact criminal justice policy. She recently visited the San Quentin News office to meet inmate journalists, who frequently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Delegation From Nepal Courts Look at San Quentin in Search of Restorative Justice

December 1, 2015 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Six high court judges from Nepal visited San Quentin to learn about its restorative justice practices in prison and to take part in a group … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Rehabilitation Corner

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