By Michael Callahan Staff Writer, Bostyon Johnson Managing Editor San Quentin’s Light Keepers — a peer support program … [Read more...]
CONGRESS EXAMINES ASSET SEIZURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Congress is considering legislation that would end illegal confiscation of property from people who have not been convicted of a crime, according to a … [Read more...]
PREPARING TO GO HOME
MT. TAM resource fair offerstools for a successful reentry Over 100 San Quentin Prison residents descended on the Catholic chapel to collect … [Read more...]
CALIFORNIA TO FULLY SHUTTER YOUTH PRISON SYSTEM
YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEMREALIGNMENT WOBBLING Even with the closure of California’s youth prisons and the state’s shift to a rehabilitation-first focus, … [Read more...]
WISDOM OF LONG PRISON SENTENCES CONSIDERED
A yearlong independent study challenges U.S. lawmakers and state agencies to consider the effectiveness of long-term prison sentences. The … [Read more...]
SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS INTERSECT LINES OF RACE AND SOCIAL CLASS
Research reveals that school suspensions disproportionately impact black female students at a higher rate than their white counter … [Read more...]
CORCORAN PRISONERS RAISE SUICIDE AWARENESS THROUGH CREATIVE ARTS
Incarcerated people at CSP Corcoran worked together to create chalk art throughout the prison, aimed at increasing awareness of suicide in … [Read more...]
EXONERATED PASTOR FILES LAWSUIT OVER FALSIFIED EVIDENCE
After the State of North Carolina vacated charges against him, a pastor who spent more than eight years in prison filed a lawsuit in his hometown … [Read more...]
STIGMA CONTRIBUTES TO HOUSING INSECURITY FOR RETURNING CITIZENS
Nationwide, people with criminal records are facing unnecessary discrimination by public housing authorities, limiting their access to housing … [Read more...]
Medicaid funds to treat addiction in prison facilities
Advocates say proposal would reducecrime, opiod-related overdose deaths The federal government plans to allow states to use Medicaid funds for … [Read more...]