Lack of COVID-19 testing in New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is to blame for 80% of minority deaths and an … [Read more...]
Cutting SQ population in half is a risky job
San Quentin’s H-Unit Dormitory living San Quentin is on the verge of a monumental change after a state appellate court ordered the prison to slice … [Read more...]
Student, teachers demand police out of LA schools
A group of students and teachers staged a protest at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, demanding more funding and removal of police in Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Proposition 17 frees the vote of the formerly incarcerated
More than 40,000 parolees will head to the ballot box in the future. California voters approve the Free the Vote Act this November. The right to … [Read more...]
ACLU aims to free 50,000 from prisons
A nationwide campaign by the ACLU that urges state governors to broaden their executive clemency powers to release 50,000 prisoners over the next five … [Read more...]
Wrongful Conviction Heading for Settlement
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt cleared the path for settlement negotiations in a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by Lamont McIntyre—a man … [Read more...]
Pelican Bay’s new podcast ‘UNLOCKED’
Pelican Bay's UNLOCKED staff meets Creators of a new Pelican Bay podcast look to build community and prisoner relationships—one story at a time, … [Read more...]
New San Francisco DA to reform criminal justice system
District Attorney Forum Recently sworn in as San Francisco’s new District Attorney, Chesa Boudin has bold plans to reform the city’s criminal … [Read more...]
Campaign under way to raise the age for criminal prosecution
A campaign is under way to increase from 18 to 20 the age where young people accused of crimes are processed as juveniles instead of adults. … [Read more...]
Homelessness is a serious problem for America’s formerly incarcerated
Homelessness is a serious problem for America’s formerly incarcerated people, and it’s even worse in the United Kingdom, published reports say. In … [Read more...]