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Prison Policy Initiative releases 2020-21 study

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) has released its Annual Report, summarizing the advocacy and research it has done in the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Genesis Project helps parolees obtain California ID

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

British newborn

A program at San Quentin State Prison helps men get their birth certificates before they parole.  There’s a stark reality about parolees who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Reentry

Report questions disproportionate incarceration of Native Americans

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The criminal justice system harms Native American people in unique ways, according to a recent study by the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: mass incarceration, Native Americans

Fletcher freed after 37 years

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Patrick Fletcher, 57, appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings a half dozen times before he was found suitable for release this fall. Ten years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, Parole and Release

UnCommon Law challenges California’s ‘broken’ parole hearing process

November 16, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Statua_Iustitiae

A petition was filed in the California Court of Appeals, by the nonprofit organization UnCommon Law, to correct deficiencies with the Board of Parole … [Read more...]

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FCC creates new phone rules for prisoners

October 30, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Federal regulators have lowered the rates on fees for out-of-state calls made from prisons and jails, Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) reported in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, MONEY MATTERS Tagged With: Prison phone system

RETURNING TO FREEDOM: Heriberto ‘Eddie’ Arredondo, Jr. released after 29 years’ incarceration

October 30, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Heriberto Arredondo, Jr., 46, a San Quentin News staff member, was released on parole in August. He was 16 years old when he was sent to prison. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: profile, Profiles, Reentry, San Quentin News

Court orders use of body cams in prison

October 28, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

A federal court has expanded a mandate that requires California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officers to wear body … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal

Repealing the Prison Litigation Reform Act after 25 years

September 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Wood hammer court judge

A study done by the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) demonstrates why it recommends the 25-year-old Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL Tagged With: federal courts, lawsuit, legal

Death rate among prisoners on the rise

September 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Prisons are becoming more dangerous as the number of inmates dying in custody is on the rise, a recent report by the Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: Health and Wellness, healthcare, PPI

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