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California senator pushes for $2,600 gate money

April 18, 2022 by Dao Ong

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In a first major attempt in nearly 50 years, a lawmaker from Los Angeles has introduced a bill that could significantly increase “gate money,” the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Money, Re-Entry, Recently Posted

Prisoners feel pinch of skyrocketing prices

April 18, 2022 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

San Quentin residents are encountering higher prices at the canteen window. For example, the cost of a quart of ice cream is now $4.45 for a ten-ounce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured, Money, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: money, San Quentin State Prison

Garnishing Stimulus Funds

February 28, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

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The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that states can garnish third-round stimulus money paid to prisoners and apply the seized amounts to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Money, Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, money

Susanville Prison Ties to the City’s Economy 

February 28, 2022 by Steve Brooks

The city of Susanville’s attempt to stop the closure of the California Correctional Center (CCC), one of a growing number of communities resisting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Money, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, money

Jobs Options for the Formerly Incarcerated

February 28, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Significant job opportunities are available to the formerly incarcerated, says reentry teacher Philip Leonida. He has been teaching San Quentin’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Money, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: employers, Prison to Employment Connection

JPay ordered to pay $6 million for fraudulent practices

January 15, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

American money- cash

Fraudulent practices were detected by a federal agency, concerning debit cards given to recently released prisoners. JPay, a company owned by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Money, Recently Posted Tagged With: JPay, legal, private prison corporations

Trabajadores esenciales indocumentados son excluidos del estimulo economico

December 29, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

CTE laborers at work

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Filed Under: Español, Immigration, Legal, Money, Recently Posted, Spanish Tagged With: Immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Pandemic creates job opportunities for former offenders

December 26, 2021 by Joshua Strange

The economic woes of the COVID-19 pandemic have a silver lining for many formerly incarcerated people who are landing jobs as employers struggle to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Money, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison to Employment Connection

Undocumented immigrants denied stimulus payments

November 25, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

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Millions of essential undocumented workers are being denied stimulus money, Huff Post reports. “This failure by Congress underscores how our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Money, RESOURCES Tagged With: ICE, Work Opportunity Tax Credit

CDCR’s grand gesture: The pizza party apology

November 23, 2021 by Joe Garcia

State’s COVID settlement offer includes pizza party as ‘morale booster’ Prison officials offered a series of concessions including a pizza party … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Institutions, Money, Politics Tagged With: COVID-19

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