Legislation aimed at giving more elderly prisoners a chance of early parole has failed to meet its original objective. The measure is Senate Bill 224 … [Read more...]
Shaka Senegal Muhammad Is a ‘One-Man Banquet’
One Muslim stands alone at San Quentin as a staunch adherent to the religious teachings of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam (NOI), commonly known also … [Read more...]
Report: Criminal Justice System Plagued With Racism
America’s criminal justice system is loaded with latent institutional racism, a new study concludes. “Disparities in police stops, in prosecutorial … [Read more...]
FBI: Police Kill More Blacks Than Other Races
A majority of the youngest people killed by police between 2005 and 2012 were Black males, according to statistics reported to the FBI. “Nearly two … [Read more...]
Portland Jails Adopt Video Visitations
Investigative work done by the research group Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) was recently used by state and private organizations to pressure a county … [Read more...]
Jazz Legend Frank Morgan Honored in Featured Documentary
Legendary jazz saxophone player Frank Morgan was honored for a second time at San Quentin State Prison. Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story, a … [Read more...]
Proposed Bill May Give Elderly Prisoners a Chance at Early Parole
A newly proposed bill would give more elderly inmates serving long sentences and indeterminate (life) sentences an early chance at parole if it … [Read more...]
FCC Proposes New Regulations To Limit High Phone Costs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new regulations to curb excessive charges by the prison telephone industry. The purpose of … [Read more...]
FCC Propone Nuevas Regulaciones Para Limitar El Alto Costo de Llamadas deTelefono
La Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC) propuso nuevas regulaciones para frenar los cargos excesivos por la industria de teléfonos en la … [Read more...]
California’s Recidivism Rate Declines In the Three Years Since Realignment
A recent study finds that the number of inmates released from state prison in California and returned to custody has declined since the implementation … [Read more...]
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