CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION PROGRAM CELEBRATES FIRST ROUND GRADUATES

July 6, 2023 by Randy Hansen

Yolo County’s new mental health diversion court addresses treatment of mental health issues and alcohol or other drug addictions. The program … [Read more...]

MAKING IT REAL: PROSECUTORS TO VISIT JAILS AND PRISONS

July 6, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

A challenge from a criminal justice reform organization resulted in 66 elected prosecutors agreeing to visit the very correctional facilities their … [Read more...]

CASH BAIL ALTERNATIVE

July 6, 2023 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

SCIENCE-BASED ALGORITHM FOCUSESON ISSUES OF FAIRNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY A new procedure for releasing detainees focuses on public safety and fairness … [Read more...]

THREE-STRIKE STRUGGLES

July 6, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

PRISONERS SENTENCED UNDER THREE-DECADE OLD LAW FIGHT TO EARN RELEASE As California’s Three Strikes law approaches its 30- year anniversary, … [Read more...]

TRANS PRISONERS FORCED TO SUE FOR GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE

July 6, 2023 by Cassandra Evans

Incarcerated transgender people struggle to access gender-affirming care in prisons around the U.S. and often must resort to lawsuits to get the care … [Read more...]

COMPASSIONATE RELEASE PROVISIONS LARGELY IGNORED

July 6, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

The release of elderly prisoners is significantly underused, a criminal justice professor says. Every state except Iowa has a law allowing … [Read more...]

MANHATTAN DA STANDS FORMORE THAN TRUMP INDICTMENT

July 6, 2023 by Joshua Strange

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been a lightning rod for right-wing attacks and media scrutiny after his controversial indictment of … [Read more...]

STATES WEIGH AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

July 6, 2023 by Stuart Clarke

Many states have begun to reform laws in an effort to improve employment opportunities for those with criminal records, according to a white paper … [Read more...]

CDCR PAROLE ADMINISTRATOR URGES ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION

July 6, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

KAREN ARCENAS REED OFFERS FRESH IDEAS; ARTICLE URGES ELDERLY AND NONVIOLENT RELEASES “The year is 2030. Five California prisons have closed over … [Read more...]

READY 4 LIFE REENTRY OPENS DOORS

July 5, 2023 by Dao Ong

NEW PROGRAM OFFERS TECH TRAINING, GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT A state-of-the-art residential career campus for formerly incarcerated people … [Read more...]