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Treatment of detainees at Sacramento jail affects downtown crime 

May 2, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

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Sacramento County Jail’s overcrowded conditions and poor track record of helping detainees with mental health problems has been linked to increased … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Recently Posted

Third-ever female warden appointed in Louisiana 

May 2, 2022 by Rickey Goins

Lousiana Law write on a book isolated on Wooden Table.

Kirsten Thomas has been appointed as the new warden of the Louisiana Department of Corrections Institute for Women in St. Gabriel, according to The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Reform, Recently Posted

Congress weighs efficiency, fairness for federal prisoners

April 18, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Congress is considering legislation to increase efficiency and fairness for federal prisoners. The bipartisan Senate bill called the Criminal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Prison Reform, Recently Posted

Prison Policy Initiative releases 2020-21 study

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) has released its Annual Report, summarizing the advocacy and research it has done in the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Recently Posted

Report: Solitary confinement adversely affects prisoners, staff alike

November 13, 2021 by Charles Crow

Study exposes long-term impact of ‘social deprivation’ Solitary confinement has serious long-term adverse effects on incarcerated people, their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Prison Reform, Recently Posted Tagged With: Solitary confinement, Vera Institute of Justice

Alternatives to mass incarceration offered

November 12, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

The Vera Institute of Justice suggests four solutions to end the billion-dollar disaster of mass incarceration in the United States. Making fewer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Prison Reform, Recently Posted Tagged With: mass incarceration, Vera Institute of Justice

Hunger strike anniversary sheds light on SHU conditions

October 28, 2021 by Joe Garcia

Ten years ago, 10 prisoners in Pelican Bay’s Segregated Housing Unit (SHU) set aside their racial and political differences to work together to file a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back in the Day, CDCR, Featured, Prison Reform Tagged With: hunger strike, Pelican Bay SHU, SHU

You May Be Eligible For Resentencing Under New Penal Code 1170(d)(1)

August 31, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

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Recent legislation allows convicted people to request the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the District Attorney to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Most Read, Prison Reform

Prosecutors sue to block credit changes

July 31, 2021 by Charles Crow

Wood hammer court judge

Forty-four of California’s 58 district attorneys have sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to block recent changes in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Criminal Justice, Legal, Prison Reform Tagged With: District Attorney, prosecutors

California to Shut Down Remaining Youth Facilities by July 2023

June 29, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

California is set to shut down its remaining three youth facilities by July 2023, generating concerns over how to handle young offenders, the Los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Criminal Justice, Institutions, Prison Reform, Youth Offender Tagged With: youth offenders

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