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5 Criminal Justice Experts Offer Ideas On Prison Population and Public Safety

July 1, 2015 by Anouthinh Pangthong

Five criminal justice experts weighed in on suggestions California should pursue to reduce prison populations and improve public safety. The article … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Bryan Stevenson Challenges a Broken System

June 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

On a quiet April evening inmates gathered in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel to hear attorney Bryan Stevenson speak. About 120 inmates from Patten … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured

Pelican Bay Instructors Work Around Hurdles To Educate Inmates

June 1, 2015 by Dana Simas

Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is a level four facility reserved for the most serious of California’s offenders. Half of the prison houses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured

Advocates Urge Lighter White-Collar Sentences

June 1, 2015 by Marcus Henderson

After a federal panel eased penalties for non-violent drug offenders, defense attorneys and prisoner advocates began calling for lighter sentences for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

In 1972 Warden Clinton T. Duffy Pushed for Prison Reform

June 1, 2015 by A. Kevin Valvardi

Jan. 28, 1972—Former San Quentin Warden Clinton T. Duffy continues his push for prison reforms. Jan. 28, 1972—Educational program enables prisoners in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

S.F. Begins New Court Program for Veterans Only

June 1, 2015 by Wesley Eisiminger

San Francisco has launched a new court for veterans only that emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment for low-level crimes. “San Francisco’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Veterans Tagged With: Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out, Veterans Information Project

Early Release Senate Bill 224 For Elderly Prisoner Amended

June 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

Legislation aimed at giving more elderly prisoners a chance of early parole has failed to meet its original objective. The measure is Senate Bill 224 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Report: Brooklyn’s Jury Pool Revamped

June 1, 2015 by Rahsaan Thomas

Gentrification has changed Brooklyn’s jury pool into well-off and educated white people who are pro-prosecution in criminal cases and pro-defendant in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Judge Rules Vermont’s Out-of-State Male Only Transfers Unconstitutional

June 1, 2015 by Nathan Hall

A judge has ruled Vermont’s practice of sending only male inmates to out-of-state prisons is unconstitutional. The case involved Vermont inmate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Billionaire Conservative Political Activist Puts His Sights on Reforming Criminal Justice System

May 1, 2015 by Wesley Eisiminger

Billionaire Charles Koch says he’s planning to campaign for criminal justice reform, according to news reports. “Over the next year, we are going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

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