A disproportionate number of working-age African-American men are imprisoned, The Pew Charitable Trusts found in 2010. One in 12 African-American men … [Read more...]
Correctional Guards Want Transfers From Facilities Connected to Valley Fever
California needs to “make it easier” for prison guards to transfer away from facilities where there is a danger of valley fever, the correctional … [Read more...]
State’s Prison Agency Predicts 10,000 More Inmates in Five Years
The California prison population is expected to grow by 10,000 inmates in five years, according to forecasts from the state’s prison agency. The … [Read more...]
Sexual Offenders Recidivism Rate Decreases, According to Report
Sex offender recidivism is much lower than what people think, according to an article by USA Fair, Inc. The organization reports that over the last … [Read more...]
Gov. Brown Vetoes Bill to Lower Drug Charges
Gov. Jerry Brown returned to the Legislature a bill that would have reduced the amount of jail time offenders serve for possession of certain … [Read more...]
Population Cap Pushes Shafter Jail to Reopen
‘CDCR should reopen four more facilities’ In order for state prison officials to meet a court ordered population cap, the once closed Shafter City … [Read more...]
Officials of Santa Clara County Offers to Pay Rent for 70 Ex-offenders
There is more good news for some Three Strikes inmates now eligible for release due to the passage of Proposition 36 last November. According to local … [Read more...]