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Orden Ejecutiva remueve fondos para traducciones en diferentes idiomas

May 11, 2025 by Cesar Martinez

El pasado primero de marzo, el Presidente de los EE.UU. Donald J. Trump, firmó una orden ejecutiva en donde oficializa el Inglés como el “idioma … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, Legislation, SPANISH Tagged With: Spanish

Nuevos proyectos de reformas para el sistema encarcelado en el estado de Pennsylvania

May 1, 2025 by Marvin Vasquez

Pensilvania aprueba leyes para reformar el sistema de libertad condicional y permite a los tribunales sellar más antecedentes penales. Según la Prensa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, Legislation, SPANISH Tagged With: criminal justice reform, Pennsylvania

Palm Springs approves $27 million reparations package for Black, Latino families

March 28, 2025 by Tyrone Luqman Jones

Palm Springs, Calif., officials have approved a $27 million reparations package for Black and Latino families displaced in the 1960s.  The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS Tagged With: Palm Springs, Reparations

Apelando por la libertad en corte ― Prop. 57

March 26, 2025 by Aristeo Sampablo

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La Audiencias de Libertad Condicional (BPH por sus siglas en inglés)  dio una actualización  de la demanda en contra de la Proporción … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, Legislation, POLITICS, SPANISH Tagged With: Prop 57

Transgender community reacts to executive order

March 23, 2025 by Tyrone Luqman Jones

Dismay and concern over changes to transgender rights impacts incarcerated persons’ mental state Hours after taking the oath of office, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS Tagged With: Donald Trump, transgender

Signed and vetoed bills impact incarcerated effective 2025

January 22, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

The following list are of bills signed or vetoed by the Governor of California and could have an impact on the SQ community. Here is what was signed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS

Organization fights to repeal Three Strikes Law 

January 19, 2025 by Jambri Johnson Sr.

The public may have lost interest in the efforts to repeal California’s controversial three strikes law, but the 30,000 second-strikers and the 7,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS Tagged With: CHOOSE1, Could Hip-Hop Overthrow Oppressive Sentence Enactments, Ear Hustle, Earlonne Woods

Second Look movement reassesses lengthy sentences 

January 17, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

The phenomenon of mass incarceration changed criminal justice in important ways, particularly with sentencing policies. Ever younger defendants, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, Legislation Tagged With: Sentencing Project

Act funds legal representation as a human right

January 14, 2025 by Liliana Ablaza

6th Amendment of U. S. Constitution ensures criminal defendant's right to counsel The Criminal Justice Act provides funding for a person defending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation Tagged With: Sixth Amendment, The Criminal Justice Act, U.S. Constitution

Proposition 6 furthers slavery in prison, SQ residents say

January 8, 2025 by Tyrone D. Jones

In 2023, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 3089, which would act as California’s official apology for chattel slavery. AB 3089 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Election, Legislation Tagged With: AB 3089, Assembly Bill 3089, involuntary servitude, Prop 6, Proposition 6, slavery

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