By Dillon Kim, Journalism Guild Writer San Francisco Mayor London Breed ordered City Hall to close down the Hall of Justice, including its … [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
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who has since dropped out of the race, came to San Quentin Sept. 18 to witness firsthand the power of … [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...]
California’s dark secret: prisoners sentenced under prior guidelines have little hope of ever being released
Some men serving life sentences in California say they’re “political prisoners.” While there’s technically no legal definition for the term, some … [Read more...]
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs checks out San Quentin Enneagram program
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and his wife, Anna, came to San Quentin to join a class aimed at helping prisoners gain self-respect and overcome … [Read more...]
Governor Gavin Newsom appoints new players in three key CDCR positions
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in late March three key appointments for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). All three … [Read more...]
Judges overwhelmed with immigration case backlogs makes it difficult for them to work
The Trump administration’s controversial strategy to reduce the growing back- log of immigration cases has failed, according to a university study. … [Read more...]
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