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Firefighters can now get jobs after passing of AB2147

December 31, 2020 by Timothy Hicks

The dream of incarcerated fire-fighting heroes to pursue careers as professional firefighters upon their release from prison became reality when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL, MONEY MATTERS, POLITICS Tagged With: employers, firefighter, Reentry

Gov. Newsom signs prison reform bills into law

November 30, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

California prison reform got a boost as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed various legislative bills into law. But some of the incarcerated  remain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, LEGAL, POLITICS Tagged With: California, california prison reform, cdcr

ACLU aims to free 50,000 from prisons

November 30, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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A nationwide campaign by the ACLU that urges state governors to broaden their executive clemency powers to release 50,000 prisoners over the next five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS Tagged With: ACLU, prison reform

Now ‘Black Lives Matter’ is everywhere in American sports

November 29, 2020 by Aaron Taylor

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Who would’ve thought four years ago, in 2016, that then-49ers QB Colin Kaepernick and defensive back Eric Reid would start a movement by taking a knee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, SPORTS Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, sports

How an idea becomes a bill in California

November 29, 2020 by Administrators

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Filed Under: POLITICS

For prosecutors nationwide November’s election may heat up

September 30, 2020 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

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The November election can bring swift and significant changes to the current criminal justice system. This will be based on the outcome of many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS Tagged With: criminal justice reform, election 2020, prosecutors

Campaign under way to raise the age for criminal prosecution

February 20, 2020 by Vincent O'Bannon

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A campaign is under way to increase from 18 to 20 the age where young people accused of crimes are processed as juveniles instead of adults. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: criminal prosecution

San Francisco’s DA has challenged the status quo again

July 10, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a lead- er in restorative justice and social reform, has challenged the status quo again. At the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLITICS Tagged With: George Gascon, Restorative Justice, SF DA

Applying for a Governor’s pardon in California

June 24, 2019 by San Quentin News

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Two distinct processes available to California prisoners From theGovernor's Office: People who have been convicted of a crime in California may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, POLITICS Tagged With: commutation, governors office

Wisconsin governor submits proposal to build more prisons

May 15, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

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Wisconsin’s Governor Tony Evers, whose campaign pledged to cut his state’s prison population in half, has instead recommended a $259 million … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, POLITICS Tagged With: DOC, Institutions, Prison Stories, prisons, Wisconsin

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