Institutions

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...]

DEACTIVATION OF SUSANVILLE

June 28, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

California is moving forward with its prison closures and announced that the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville will close by June 30, … [Read more...]

Closing LA County’s Men’s Jail

May 31, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

A task force was created to map out a pathway to close the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) by July 2021, according to the Los Angeles … [Read more...]

Leavenworth’s incarcerated suffer more than just COVID outbreak

March 31, 2021 by A.J. Hardy

Lawrence, Kansas - An explosion of Coronavirus cases in Leavenworth Federal Prison had families and friends of the incarcerated concerned for their … [Read more...]

New video visit program bridges the COVID gap

January 29, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

Prisoners sit nervously at a computer screen waiting to see a loved one or a family member they have not seen since March. This is the scene as, in an … [Read more...]

Outbreak spike in Folsom spark disagreement over its cause

December 31, 2020 by Kenneth R. Brydon

Disagreement has been reported over the cause of a spike in Covid-19 cases at Folsom State Prison. Several prisoners blamed some correctional … [Read more...]

CDCR plans to close DVI in 2021

December 31, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

The closure of two of the 35 state prisons has been announced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Deuel Vocational … [Read more...]

Cutting SQ population in half is a risky job

December 31, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

San Quentin is on the verge of a monumental change after a state appellate court ordered the prison to slice its incarcerated population by 50% to cut … [Read more...]

COVID prison death toll climbs to 1,170

November 30, 2020 by Amir Shabazz

As COVID-19 ravaged its way through the nation’s prison system at least138,105 people in prison had tested positive for the virus and close to 1,170 … [Read more...]