Billion dollar companies are making millions on the prison communication industry, primarily off of low-income families who wish to stay in touch with … [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...]
NY’s Department of Corrections responsible for minority deaths
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 is on the verge of a monumental change after a state appellate court ordered the prison to slice its incarcerated population by 50% to cut … [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...]
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