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...]
Prisoners feel pinch of skyrocketing prices
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...]
Garnishing Stimulus Funds
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...]
Susanville Prison Ties to the City’s Economy
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...]
Jobs Options for the Formerly Incarcerated
Significant job opportunities are available to the formerly incarcerated, says reentry teacher Philip Leonida. He has been teaching San Quentin’s … [Read more...]
JPay ordered to pay $6 million for fraudulent practices
Fraudulent practices were detected by a federal agency, concerning debit cards given to recently released prisoners. JPay, a company owned by a … [Read more...]
Trabajadores esenciales indocumentados son excluidos del estimulo economico
Pandemic creates job opportunities for former offenders
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...]
Undocumented immigrants denied stimulus payments
Millions of essential undocumented workers are being denied stimulus money, Huff Post reports. “This failure by Congress underscores how our … [Read more...]
CDCR’s grand gesture: The pizza party apology
State’s COVID settlement offer includes pizza party as ‘morale booster’ Prison officials offered a series of concessions including a pizza party … [Read more...]