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Youth offenders sit with SFDA to discuss juvenile-to-prison pipeline

June 2, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

Members of the Youth Offender Program at San Quentin met with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and other members of her office to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco District Attorney, SFDA, Youth Offender Program

New York’s disciplinary system revealed

May 19, 2025 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

A study revealed how the New York correctional system’s disciplinary process manipulates incarcerated people.  Brian Nam-Sonenstein, senior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT Tagged With: New York

Personal data breach affects hundreds of thousands incarcerated

March 28, 2025 by Michael Callahan

$6.5 million dollar settlement impacts several prisons Several residents in San Quentin say their personal information was stolen while they were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HEALTHCARE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, Most Read Tagged With: class action lawsuit, Correct Care, Correct Care Integrated Health, identity theft

Progressive prosecutors ousted due to anti-reform push

March 11, 2025 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

In 2024, two progressive California prosecutors were ousted from their offices, as critics claimed their policies increased crime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LAW ENFORCEMENT Tagged With: District Attorney, George Gascon, Pamela Price

DOJ addresses cultural needs within corrections

March 2, 2025 by Harold Bicknell

A Department of Justice program found communication, caring, and compassion the key to addressing cultural needs within corrections. According to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT Tagged With: Department of Justice, DOJ

Habitual criminal law in Vermont leads to life in prison

February 9, 2025 by James Staggs

An African-American man faces life in prison, because of a habitual criminal law in the state of Vermont.  Kwesi Wilson, 39, was charged with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT, POLITICS Tagged With: habitual law, Vermont

Attorney lures residents with promises of resentencing 

January 10, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

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Stuck in a California prison with a life sentence and little hope? A lawyer who grew up in Palo Alto, went to Princeton and Berkeley Law, once worked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT Tagged With: Aaron Spolin, George Gascón

$7 million settlement over death in Santa Rita County jail

January 9, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

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...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT Tagged With: Maurice Monk, Santa Rita County Jail, settlement

SF District Attorney attends first Spanish-speaking forum in SQ

December 23, 2024 by Arsenio Leyva

In a groundbreaking symposium, San Quentin’s incarcerated Spanish community hosted its first forum with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, Most Read, SPANISH Tagged With: Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco District Attorney

Residents face penalties over circumvented restitution

December 23, 2024 by Vincent O'Bannon

California prisoners serving life terms face harsh penalties for “circumventing or avoiding” restitution. Since 2022, Board of Parole Hearings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS, CDCR, LAW ENFORCEMENT, Most Read, PAROLE & HEARINGS Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, cdcr, restitution

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