Secretary Diaz calls for a sense of urgency for prison reforms CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz (back row, 5th from right) and formerly incarcerated Adnan … [Read more...]
Newsom proposes reducing probation and boosting rehabilitation programs
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom talking with Juan Haines Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing major changes in California’s criminal justice system by … [Read more...]
Trump creates committee to address equality in law enforcement
President Trump President Donald Trump used another one of his executive orders to create a committee dealing with how to enforce the law equally … [Read more...]
Biden reverses his past position on criminal justice
Presidential candidate Joe Biden says his history of tough-on-crime legislation that led to mass incarcerations needs changes, The Intercept … [Read more...]
SF Mayor to close City Hall jail
By Dillon Kim, Journalism Guild Writer California County Jails San Francisco Mayor London Breed ordered City Hall to close down the Hall of … [Read more...]
Warren and criminal justice reform
Presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) finally focused her attention and political career on criminal justice reform. Her plan … [Read more...]
Maine and Vermont encourage the incarcerated to cast their vote even while in prison
When most felons go to prison they lose their right to vote in most of the 50 states, the strongest exceptions being Maine and Vermont, reported … [Read more...]
Many top American companies were founded by immigrants
About 45% of America’s top companies were founded by immigrants or their children. These firms brought in $6.1 trillion in revenues in the fiscal year … [Read more...]
Former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visits SQ
Beto O’Rourke with Father George Williams (back), SQ staff (second from right) and SQ tour guides Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who has … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Governor grants clemency to eight prisoners
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has granted clemency to eight prisoners serving life terms—more than any governor in the past 25 years, the Philadelphia … [Read more...]