Criminal Justice

You May Be Eligible For Resentencing Under New Penal Code 1170(d)(1)

August 31, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Recent legislation allows convicted people to request the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the District Attorney to … [Read more...]

GOVERNORS USE OF CLEMENCY

August 30, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Governors can increase the use of their executive authority clemency as a corrective tool in order to reduce mass incarceration in the United States, … [Read more...]

WHITE HOUSE DEVELOPS NEW PARDON PROCESS

August 30, 2021 by steve brooks

The Biden administration has signaled to criminal justice reform activists that he may use his clemency powers to release numerous people incarcerated … [Read more...]

California governor pardons formerly incarcerated firefighters

August 30, 2021 by Jad Salem

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned two youth offenders from Laos who became firefighters. Bounchan Keola, 39, and Kao Saelee, 41, were … [Read more...]

Prosecutors sue to block credit changes

July 31, 2021 by Charles Crow

Forty-four of California’s 58 district attorneys have sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to block recent changes in the … [Read more...]

Juez Ordena a Guardias de una Prisión a Usar Cámaras Corporales

June 29, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Un juez federal en respuesta a alegaciones de abuso contra prisioneros ordeno a los oficiales correccionales de la prisión de California Richard J. … [Read more...]

120 Executions, Capital Punishment in the USA

June 29, 2021 by A.J. Hardy

Capital punishment is declining in America, but some states and the federal government continue to execute prisoners, according to a study by the … [Read more...]

California to Shut Down Remaining Youth Facilities by July 2023

June 29, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

California is set to shut down its remaining three youth facilities by July 2023, generating concerns over how to handle young offenders, the Los … [Read more...]

FRANKLIN HEARINGS – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID LWOP

June 28, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Youth offenders convicted and given a lengthy prison term by a sentencing court for crimes committed when they were age 26 or under are entitled to … [Read more...]