“According to a RAND analysis, every $1 invested in such [inmate] education generates at least $4 in economic return,” reports Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/40547877/californias-prison-edcation-system-is-yielding-impressive-results “The state typically spends $71,000 a year to house an inmate. It costs about $5,000 total to help put one [incarcerated] student through community college”, reports Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/40547877/californias-prison-education-system-is-yielding-impressive-results “Corruption within … [Read more...] about NEWS QUOTES JUNE 2018
NEWS QUOTES JAN 2018
“(There is) a nation-wide push to investigate overdose deaths as homicides and seek tough prison sentences against drug dealers and others deemed responsible.” THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Friends of Overdose Victims Become Prosecutor’s Targets” Dec. 18, 2017 Nationally, some 64,000 Americans died from overdose last year, up 86 percent from 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Friends of Overdose Victims Become Prosecutor’s Targets” Dec. 18, 2017 “Even in the cocaine and crack days, … [Read more...] about NEWS QUOTES JAN 2018
NEWS QUOTES FEB 2018
25% drop in state prison incarceration 10% drop statewide average in county jail populations 22% drop in felony filings California still spends a combined $20 billion in state prisons and county jails, according to “SAFE AND SOUND: STRATEGIES TO SAVE A BILLION IN PRISON COSTS AND BUILD NEW SAFETY SOLUTIONS” by Californians For Safety and Justice Nov. 2017 “There are over 4,800 legal restrictions facing people with convictions – after sentence completion…73% of these legal barriers are permanent.” “SAFE AND SOUND: STRATEGIES TO SAVE A … [Read more...] about NEWS QUOTES FEB 2018
News Quotes Dec 2017
The total drug-overdose deaths was 64,070 in the 12 months through January 2017.” The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 27, 2017 wsj.com/usnews “Opioids, such as fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone and hydrocodone, killed more than 34,500 people in 2016.” The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 27, 2017 wsj.com/usnews “…childhood adversity and stress can chemically change the way our brain works,” said Dr. Robert Anda, a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and developer of the Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACE survey to The New York Times … [Read more...] about News Quotes Dec 2017
“The FALL OF THE TIN SOLDIERS”
The G’s have spoken, A truce has been broken, Now here we are. Tin Soldiers sent off to war... The feeling of total defeat, now lay at our feet, as we now ponder, giving into wonder, o what now our fate will meet.... The smell of gas, that always last. still lingers in the air it burns your nose, gets in your clothes, a scent harsh to bare.... Shattered glass, broken in rash, all did in haste, once again a tribute to this unthinkable waste... Looking through the bars, you’ll see the scars, of all the Tin Soldiers that … [Read more...] about “The FALL OF THE TIN SOLDIERS”
KID CAT graduates 43 in its fourth cycle
With a class of 43, the largest graduating class yet, a group of inmate facilitators and advisors were in a boisterous mood as they prepared the certificates for the fourth graduating cycle of Kid CAT’s (Creating Awareness Together) First Step curriculum on a Sunday evening this spring. The ARC building was set up for a celebration with nametags on chairs for all the graduates as they waited outside the building. As do all groups, the attendees signed in as they filtered into the ARC building. The graduates completed a 28-week three-phase … [Read more...] about KID CAT graduates 43 in its fourth cycle
Prison reform could free 30,000 inmates
A series of criminal justice reforms, if adopted, would allow California to return 30,000 inmates to their communities. Each year, California spends a combined $20 billion in state prisons and county jails, according to Safe And Sound: Strategies To Save A Billion In Prison Costs And Build New Safety Solutions, a report by Californians for Safety and Justice (CSJ). “That’s a 500 percent increase in prison spending since 1981 … California spends as much today on prisons as every state in the United States combined spent on prisons in 1981,” … [Read more...] about Prison reform could free 30,000 inmates
California’s early release programs
California has several little-known programs that have allowed hundreds of prison inmates to go home up to a year early. Prisoners must apply to participate. More than a thousand people have been able to serve the last 12 months of their sentence in their communities. The main program is called the Alternative Custody Program (ACP). It places inmates in a residential home, residential drug-treatment program, or transitional care facility. “64% of California’s jail population is awaiting trial or sentencing as of December 2016.” Most remain … [Read more...] about California’s early release programs
Libertad condicional ya possible
California esta experimentando un aumento en el número de presos que reciben su libertad condicional, informo un Reporte de la Universidad de Stanford. La tasa de concesión de libertad condicional incremento de un 8 a un 25 por ciento entre los años 2008 y 2015. “El Comité de Audiencias (Board Parole Hearing), ha sido percibida como un medio para controlar la población en las prisiones estatales”, según el Federal Sentencing Reporter (Standford Report) Sin embargo, no siempre ha sido así. Entre los años 1980 y 2008, la tasa de concesión de … [Read more...] about Libertad condicional ya possible
Game theory and the digital cloud
The internet is everyone’s addiction. From kids to grandparents, they use it to do just about anything. The internet allows you to access the digital world. With a smartphone, you can send a video to China and receive a tweet from the President of the United States. This digital world can seem overwhelming to the incarcerated. We have to wait for CDs to come out or TV shows to air at a specific time. Here is a way to prepare for both reentry to normal life and introduction to this new digital world of the internet-based cloud: Play … [Read more...] about Game theory and the digital cloud