Global- TelLink accepted: 510-606-6400 Formerly incarcerated individuals find success with California’s Transitions Clinic Network (TCN). TCN … [Read more...]
New CDCR contract helps families stay connected
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ Reduced phone costs and a tablet program are coming to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the … [Read more...]
Random attacks targeting elderly Asian Americans
Random attacks on elderly Asian Americans are being tied to former President Donald Trump’s assertion that the novel coronavirus is a “Chinese” … [Read more...]
Boudin in his first year faces backlash, opposition and controversy
From policing his city through a global pandemic, controversies in policy, political opposition, the backlash of a homicide, and excessive force by … [Read more...]
LAPD sued for mislabeling Back and Latinx people as gang members
The Justice X Law Group is suing the Los Angeles Police Department, alleging Black and Latinx men and women are being mislabeled as gang … [Read more...]
Ameelio aims to provide free communication for incarcerated families
Prototype of video visiting app on a laptop Billion dollar companies are making millions on the prison communication industry, primarily off of … [Read more...]
COVID-19 vaccinations in CDCR
Makeshift vaccination stations were erected on San Quentin’s West Block yard in late January to provide those 65 and older and other vulnerable … [Read more...]
New app would simplify justice system assistance
A mobile app is being developed to help connect criminal defendants and other justice-impacted people to services and resources otherwise hard to … [Read more...]
Holiday songs for the cells: another COVID-19 victim
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is one of many songs the incarcerated population at San Quentin will not hear carolers singing this year due to the … [Read more...]
New video visit program bridges the COVID gap
Prisoners sit nervously at a computer screen waiting to see a loved one or a family member they have not seen since March. This is the scene as, in an … [Read more...]