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Stanford Law Professors Answer Questions About Their Three-Strikes Ballot Measure

August 5, 2012 by Forrest Lee Jones

Three law professors explained legal details of the Three Strikes initiative on the November ballot for about 200 San Quentin prisoners, volunteers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Poll Shows Strong Support For Three Strikes Initiative

August 5, 2012 by Forrest Lee Jones

A large majority of Californians say they want to change the state’s Three Strikes Law so it only applies to violent and serious repeat offenders, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform

Policies That Can Reduce Sexual Abuse in Prison

August 5, 2012 by Juan Haines

Two reports by the U.S. Department of Justice say prison rape can be dramatically reduced by changing attitudes toward those most vulnerable to abuse, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Programs

Prison Investors Back Tough Laws

July 5, 2012 by Richard Richardson

Privately owned prison investors are banking on incarceration instead of rehabilitation by supporting politicians who are “tough on crime,” according … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform

Prison Realignment Creates Challenges for Counties

July 5, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

California’s prisoner realignment plan is generating problems in many counties that will affect each of the 58 counties, says a new study by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform

Marin County Grand Jury Focuses on Reconciliation

June 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Contributor

The Marin County Civil Grand Jury is calling for broader use of “restorative justice,” a law enforcement philosophy that emphasizes reconciliation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Initiative Said to Seek Original Intent of ‘Three Strikes’

June 4, 2012 by Forrest Lee Jones

A Three Strikes initiative slated for the November ballot is designed to reflect the voters’ original intent for the law, according to Geri Silva, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Pending Criminal Justice Legislation

June 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Contributor

The following is reprinted with permission from the March 2012 edition of the Friends Committee on Legislation of California’s newsletter, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Over 2,000 Falsely Convicted of Crimes

June 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

In the past 23 years, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted of a serious crime and exonerated, a newly compiled database revealed. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Appeals Court Ruling Says Jury Must Decide Strikes

June 4, 2012 by Richard Richardson

A recent court ruling gives renewed hope to prisoners sentenced under the nation’s harshest Three Strikes law. The May 3 ruling overturned James … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

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