Rehabilitative programs for inmates are not enough to lower recidivism rates, according to Anthony Grasso, political science doctoral candidate at the … [Read more...]
Avon’s 39-mile Walk of celebration and remembrance
A small array of pink T-shirts filled San Quentin’s Lower Yard as guests, volunteers and prisoners walked 39 miles celebrating the lives of cancer … [Read more...]
California spends $11 billion annually on its prison system
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...]