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Newsom to phase out Covid state of emergency

January 19, 2023 by Dante Jones

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...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, POLITICS, Recently Posted

Oklahoma: Republicans support criminal justice reform

December 6, 2022 by Randy Hansen

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A strong majority of Oklahoma citizens favor criminal justice reform, a recent survey concludes.  Nearly three-fourths of Oklahomans (73%) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS

New Norway-inspired legislation took aim at California recidivism rate

December 6, 2022 by San Quentin News

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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...]

Filed Under: CDCR, POLITICS, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Call for repeal of state’s Three Strikes law

November 12, 2022 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

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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...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, POLITICS, Recently Posted Tagged With: Editorial

Q volunteer campaigns for Oakland mayoral seat

November 8, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

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...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, Recently Posted Tagged With: Profiles

Candidates for State Assembly visit San Quentin media center

November 8, 2022 by Steve Brooks

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, POLITICS

State Senate won’t ban forcible prison labor

September 13, 2022 by Steve Brooks

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The state Senate has decided that forced labor will remain in effect in California prisons.  Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 failed to get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS, Recently Posted

Susanville – Injunction temporarily halts closure of California Correctional Center

September 13, 2022 by Steve Brooks

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...]

Filed Under: CDCR, POLITICS, Recently Posted

‘Gate Money’ legislation revised

September 13, 2022 by Steve Brooks

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...]

Filed Under: MONEY MATTERS, POLITICS, Recently Posted

Justice reformers ‘energized’ by confirmation of Brown Jackson

July 23, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first former public defender and the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her confirmation marks the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS

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