Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are proving skeptics wrong by transforming themselves through self-help and self-discovery … [Read more...]
Relative freedom: Donner Earned Living Unit
A cell block last used as overflow housing for Death Row has been transformed into an honor unit for disciplinary-free residents of San … [Read more...]
ASL: A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Prisoner-led sign language course gets go-ahead After submitting six proposals over seven years, Tommy Wickerd is teaching a sign language class in … [Read more...]
Death row transfers face mixed reactions
California’s controversial move to shutter death row Two clocks, three telephones, and a light green death chamber will soon be a memory as … [Read more...]
CDCR budget grows in spite of looming prison closures
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2023-2024 budget includes an increase for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation although eight … [Read more...]
2023-24 BUDGET PROPOSAL SPURSPUSH FOR MORE PRISON CLOSURES
Californians United for a Responsible Budget takes to social mediato urge Gov. Newsom to shutter 10 additional facilities by 2025 Californians … [Read more...]
State watchdog releases contraband audit results
Office of theInspectorGeneral issuesreport on COVIDeracontrabandinterdictionmeasures instate prisons A state audit of contraband coming into … [Read more...]
‘BASIC’ ACT TAKES AIM AT CANTEEN PRICE GOUGING
SB 474: California Sen. Josh Becker hopes to eliminate excessive markups on commissary items “Coming soon, Top Ramen noodles will be $1.00, if … [Read more...]
THE CHANGE-MAKERS AND GROUND-BREAKERS OF CDCR
In the typically male-dominated world of corrections, these women stood as shining examples paving the way for other women in the California prison … [Read more...]
Video surveillance installed across SQ
Officials at San Quentin State Prison have installed numerous surveillance cameras throughout the institution’s housing units, educational … [Read more...]
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