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Tasty graduation for the first class Quentin Cooks

December 30, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

The inaugural graduating class of “The Quentin Cooks” prepared a five-course feast as a worthy finish to the new Culinary Arts Program, a 12-week … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs Tagged With: Allen Brothers angus, Chef Eric Hollis, Chef Lisa Dombroski, EPRD, H-Unit, Helaine Melnitzer, Jill Brown, Mike Sabells, Quentin Cooks, Ron Davis, San Quentin, ServSafe, The Chefs Warehouse, Warden Ron Davis, Where the Chefs Shop

H-Unit VOEG graduates prepare for survivor panel

November 26, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

“If you want to change the path of your life, go to VOEG,” said Kevin Thompson, a recent graduate of the Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG) from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured Tagged With: H-Unit, San Quentin, Stand-up Clerk, Survivor Panel, Victim Offender Education Group, VOEG

Officers Being Rewarded For Showing Restraint

October 20, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

More local police departments reward officers for showing restraint in the line of duty, reports Errin Haines Whack for The Associated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Associated Press, Center for Policing Equity, de-escalation, Eric Tyler, Errin Haines Whack, LAPD, Los Angeles Police Protective League, Philadelphia, Phillip Goff, Police Executive Research Forum, Richard Ross, taser

New Tool to Analyzing Criminal Justice Policy

August 10, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Incarceration rates are not the entire story of the criminal justice system. For reformers seeking to rationalize our criminal justice policies, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: California, community supervision, criminal justice reform, criminal justice research, criminal justice system, Georgia, Nevada, objective valuation, PPI, Prison Policy Initiative, prison reform, San Quentin, scope of correctional control

Cala Manager Offers Employment Returning Citizens

August 10, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

San Francisco’s hottest restaurant has a general manager who believes it is smart business to hire the formerly incarcerated.Opened in September 2015, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Profiles, Recently Posted Tagged With: Cala Restaurant, Emma Rosenbush, Gabriela Camara, Prison Law Office, San Fracisco, San Francisco Adult Probation Department

Battle Brewing Over Prop. 47 Savings Allocation

August 10, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

There is a battle brewing over who will have a say on how Proposition 47 savings from the recent reduction in criminal penalties will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured Tagged With: ACLU, Brian Goldstein, Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Loni Hancock, nonprofits, oard of State and Community Corrections, Proposition 47, San Fracisco, Steven Meinrath

California Bail System Penalizes Poor

July 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

“64% of California’s jail population is awaiting trial or sentencing as of December 2016.” Most remain in pretrial custody because they cannot afford … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Bail, California

Voter Initiatives Monetize the Petition Process

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Registered voters signing the initiative

This presidential year has inspired many potential voter initiatives and further monetizes the petition process. In theory, a petition to place an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: ballot initiative, California voters, Carl Towe, DEATH PENALTY, Fred Kimball, he Sacramento Bee., petition process

Overcrowding in County Jails Changes Bail Practices

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Overcrowding in county jails has California reviewing its bail practices. California’s bail practices have clogged the jails and become a tool that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: bail bond industry, bail system, California bail, California Supreme Court, California’s court system, Conference of Chief Justices, Overcrowding, PPI, Public Policy Institute, Realignment, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, The Sacramento Bee

CPAC Panel Takes on Criminal Justice Reform

May 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

The conservative take on criminal justice reform was debated at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). A CPAC panel discussed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: American Conservative Union, Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, David A. Clarke Jr., Ken Cuccinelli, Nathalie Baptiste, Pat Nolan, Proposition 47, Prospect.org

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