California’s oldest prison toexpand focus on education,rehabilitative programming California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the proposed … [Read more...]
Newsom to phase out Covid state of emergency
Gov. Gavin Newsom will discontinue the COVID-19 state of emergency order implemented in 2020, according to a report issued by the governor’s office on … [Read more...]
Oklahoma: Republicans support criminal justice reform
A strong majority of Oklahoma citizens favor criminal justice reform, a recent survey concludes. Nearly three-fourths of Oklahomans (73%) … [Read more...]
New Norway-inspired legislation took aim at California recidivism rate
California lawmakers recently considered a bill to create a different type of jobs-training program for incarcerated people who would live in a … [Read more...]
Call for repeal of state’s Three Strikes law
California needs to repeal the Three Strikes Law, which has lengthened sentences of more than 33,000 people, including more than 7,400 whose latest … [Read more...]
Q volunteer campaigns for Oakland mayoral seat
Oakland mayoral candidate, community activist, and San Quentin volunteer Allyssa Victory is running to be the new Mayor of Oakland in the upcoming … [Read more...]
Candidates for State Assembly visit San Quentin media center
The two top candidates for the 12th District State Assembly seat in California visited San Quentin State Prison ahead of the November 2022 … [Read more...]
State Senate won’t ban forcible prison labor
The state Senate has decided that forced labor will remain in effect in California prisons. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 failed to get … [Read more...]
Susanville – Injunction temporarily halts closure of California Correctional Center
Employees at the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville will need to find new jobs by June 2023, according to an article in the Sacramento … [Read more...]
‘Gate Money’ legislation revised
Senate Bill 1304’s proposed Release Allowance cut by half — to $1,300 if bill becomes law Efforts to increase the amount of “gate money” allotted … [Read more...]