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...]
GTL expands free calling for all California prisoners
Telephone service provider collaborates with CDCR to offer additional free call minutes Global TelLink (GTL), the telephone service provider for … [Read more...]
Prison medical staff often lack qualification
Free citizens can pick their medical provider and choose good care or at least not go back to a doctor they find incompetent. Prisoners don’t have … [Read more...]
FCC creates new phone rules for prisoners
Federal regulators have lowered the rates on fees for out-of-state calls made from prisons and jails, Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) reported in … [Read more...]
California’s prison population shrinks while the Corrections budget continues to balloon
$102,000 annually for California is spending more than each person held in the state’s prisons, according to news reports. This cost is … [Read more...]
City sues Gov. Newsom following prison closure announcement
The citizens and the local government of Susanville are suing Gov. Gavin Newsom for the imminent closure of the prison, California Correctional … [Read more...]
Reentry barriers plague new parolees, inhibit successful reintegration
Across the country, 600,000 prisoners are released annually from prisons. Many face obstacles in obtaining housing, food, and medical … [Read more...]
Paying it forward in the “Comm-Unity”
A group of formerly incarcerated people joined community members and organizations to provide food and cleaning supplies to needy families in the … [Read more...]
GTL ofrece llamadas internacionales gratuitas
Por aligerar las dificultades financieras causadas por la pandemia GTL está ofreciendo 15 minutos de tiempo gratis de teléfono cada dos semanas. … [Read more...]