Nine deputy sheriffs and two health care workers face abuse charges after a man was found unresponsive in a Santa Rita jail cell. Adanté Pointer, … [Read more...]
Incarceration rates for Black men trending downward
Despite earlier predictions, overall incarceration rates across the nation are down, with Black men seeing the largest percentage decline. In 2003, … [Read more...]
Racial justice policies can make communities safer
Policies aimed at reducing racial inequality within the criminal justice system make communities safer and contribute to the overall reduction in … [Read more...]
Juvenile hall still not shut down despite vote
San Francisco has abandoned its commitment to shutter its juvenile hall, where young people remain incarcerated four years after county supervisors … [Read more...]
Protection or punishment: Trans people held in solitary at disproportionate rates
Transgender people serving time in prison are placed in isolation cells at exceedingly high rates, according to The Nation. After threats to her … [Read more...]
CA crime declining last 30 years
The California Department of Justice has released their annual reports on homicide, use of force, and other crimes in California, as well as the … [Read more...]
JOURNALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TOUR SAN QUENTIN
International journalists visited San Quentin on Apr. 8 to gain an inside perspective on American prisons and how residents are making changes to … [Read more...]
INCARCERATED WORKERS PENALIZED FOR REFUSING TO WORK, DESPITE ENDING FORCED LABOR
Incarcerated persons in Colorado have been written up hundreds of times for refusing to work despite a recent constitutional ban on forced labor in … [Read more...]
CONCEPT OF SLAVERY ALIVE AND WELL IN FORCED PRISON LABOR
The United States is one of only 17 countries that still impose state-sanctioned forced labor, according to a 2023 report by Walk Free, an Australian … [Read more...]
BOP CONSIDERS TAKING 75% OF TRUST FUNDS TO COVER RESTITUTION, FINES
The federal government is proposing that 75% of the money sent to people’s trust accounts in federal prisons would go to pay fines and victim … [Read more...]
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