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NY’s Department of Corrections responsible for minority deaths

December 31, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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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...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Tagged With: COVID-19, Juvenile Justice, juveniles, New York

Cutting SQ population in half is a risky job

December 31, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CDCR prisons, COVID-19, Institutions

Student, teachers demand police out of LA schools

December 31, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, EDUCATION Tagged With: Education, Juvenile Justice, police misconduct, youth

Proposition 17 frees the vote of the formerly incarcerated

November 30, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Prop 17, voting rights

ACLU aims to free 50,000 from prisons

November 30, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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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...]

Filed Under: POLITICS Tagged With: ACLU, prison reform

Wrongful Conviction Heading for Settlement

May 10, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt cleared the path for settlement negotiations in a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by Lamont McIntyre—a man … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kansas, wrongful convictions

Pelican Bay’s new podcast ‘UNLOCKED’

March 16, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

Creators of a new Pelican Bay podcast look to build community and prisoner relationships—one story at a time, reported the Lost Coast … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Inmate, making a chance, Pelican Bays Unlocked, Prison Media, Public Services, Rehabilitation Corner, Restoring Communities

New San Francisco DA to reform criminal justice system

March 12, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

Recently sworn in as San Francisco’s new District Attorney, Chesa Boudin has bold plans to reform the city’s criminal justice system. “Our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Chesa Boudin, District Attorney, San Francisco

Campaign under way to raise the age for criminal prosecution

February 20, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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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...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: criminal prosecution

Homelessness is a serious problem for America’s formerly incarcerated

February 20, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Homelessness

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