The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) operates one of the most expensive prison system in the world, at an annual cost of … [Read more...]
Suicide demonstration at C.I.W.
California Institution for Women, June 1: Sometime between 6:30 and 7 p.m., several vehicles simultaneously arrived and parked along the side of the … [Read more...]
Folsom documentary highlights the value of group therapy
The film offers audiences a look at ... prison life An award-winning documentary film highlights the value of group therapy in turning around the … [Read more...]
Female prisoners find new home in Santa Fe Springs’ transitional program
Women who have spent years in a prison cell have found a new home in Santa Fe Springs. The Custody to Community Transitional Re-entry Program is one … [Read more...]
News Briefs
Sacramento — Matthew Beck, 26, suffered fatal head, neck and back injuries when a 120-foot tree uprooted and fell on him, Vice News reports. Beck was … [Read more...]
Over 20 years of advocating for women prisoners
“Two steps forward - We won’t step back,” declares the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) on their website. The grassroots social … [Read more...]
Prisoner medical co-pay looks cheap on the surface
Charging incarcerated people medical co-pays forces them to make difficult choices Medical co-payments for prisoners nationwide could be doing more … [Read more...]
New Folsom's health care inadequate
Inmates at the high-security California State Prison, Sacramento, better known as “New Folsom,” may not receive adequate medical care because of a … [Read more...]
Luring more prison doctors with big raises
The average pay for the employees in 2014 was approximately $240,000 a year Doctors at a dozen understaffed California prisons could receive a 24 … [Read more...]
SQ veterans pay tribute on Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, more than two dozen men serving time in San Quentin paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of America’s wars. The men stood in military … [Read more...]