Removing racial information from police reports could reduce disproportionality Using technology to remove racial information from police reports … [Read more...]
Ex-felon joins judicial commission
Wrongfully convicted Hakim Crampton recalls his generation was told while growing up that “We were going to be dead or in prison. And we believed it,” … [Read more...]
Connecticut follows NY in providing the incarcerated free phone calls
By—Alfred King If Connecticut follows the lead of New York City, its prisoners may soon get free phone calls. NYC began allowing free calls earlier … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s DA has challenged the status quo again
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a lead- er in restorative justice and social reform, has challenged the status quo again. At the … [Read more...]
La música es un medio para combatir la soledad en prisión
En los 17 años que lleva encarcelado, José Herminio Pedroza Quiñones nunca se ha separado de su guitarra. "La música se ha convertido en mi mejor … [Read more...]
Californians divided over results from criminal justice reforms
A debate is growing on the impact of criminal justice reforms in California. Widely differing views are surfacing on reforms approved by California … [Read more...]
J.P. Morgan Chase eliminates financing of private prisons
Private prisons leveraged their future by borrowing from banks against future arrests. The immigration-rights movement completed a major goal on … [Read more...]
Argument against solitary fails US Supreme Court review
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to solitary confinement, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor sharply criticized prisons limiting outside … [Read more...]
Unite the People ballot initiative
In 2017, Unite the People, formerly known as We the People Org, began the process of writing a ballot initiative with a goal of releasing the nearly … [Read more...]
Bills pending in the CA legislature
AB 665 — Veterans who were convicted of a felony prior to January 1, 2015 who may have suffered various PTSD or other emotional issues as the result … [Read more...]