Submitted by Dian Grier, CCI Press Release CSUB and CCI Debaters of the 3rd Ethics Bowl For the third consecutive year, CCI (California Correctional Institution at Tehachapi) has hosted the annual Ethics Bowl against California State … [Read more...]
San Francisco to replace Juvenile Hall with rehabilitative center
By Dillon Kim, Journalism Guild Writer San Francisco voted to close its Juvenile Hall and replace it with a smaller “rehabilitative center” to provide a more home-like setting for youths who don’t need to be detained but can’t … [Read more...]
Dear KidCAT
Dear KidCAT, My name is Davion Keel, and I’m currently serving 25 years-to-life. I was 15 at the time of my crime. I’m 29 years old now. My reason for writing today is to thank you for this avenue where our voices get heard. Coming into the … [Read more...]
New transparency law goes into effect for public disclosure
By Steve Brooks, Journalism Guild Writer A new police transparency law went into effect in early October, leading to the public disclosure of Santa Clara County Sheriff Deputy David Tempra’s firing over a 2015 beating death. Tempra was … [Read more...]
Upcoming federal execution of intellectually disabled man
By Vincent O’Bannon, Journalism Guild Writer An intellectually disabled man scheduled for execution in January claims it would violate his constitutional rights. He is Alfred Bourgeois, one of five prisoners chosen by the U.S. Justice … [Read more...]
Florida can’t use restitution or fines to stop ex-felons from voting
By Kerry Rudd, Journalism Guild Writer A federal court ruled that Florida cannot deny felons the right to vote based on their inability to pay fines or restitution. “In his order, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of the Northern … [Read more...]
Oklahoma releases 462 incarcerated people in wake of reclassification
By William Earl Tolbert, Journalism Guild Writer Oklahoma has released 462 inmates in the wake of a law change that reclassified numerous felonies as misdemeanors. It was one of the largest single-day releases of inmates in U.S. history, … [Read more...]
15 year plea deal for powdered milk mistaken as cocaine
By Dillon Kim, Journalism Guild Writer After police mistook powdered milk for powdered cocaine upon searching a homeless man in Oklahoma, the man pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Unable to post the $50,000 cash … [Read more...]
9-year-old Illinois boy charged with murder and arson
By Kerry Rudd, Journalism Guild Writer An Illinois court recently charged a nine-year-old boy five first-degree murders and arson for starting a mobile home fire that killed five people. If convicted, the boy’s young age makes juvenile … [Read more...]
Let the people speak: Dear San Quentin News
Can America continue to ignore the massive impact excessively harsh incarceration tactics are having on this country? How many children must go through life without a mother or father because we refuse to address alternative resources that would … [Read more...]
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