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Law enforcement students use virtual reality as training tool

January 24, 2024 by William Burley

Students preparing for a law enforcement career in Watertown, New York, have a new classroom educational tool — virtual reality.  In addition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT, Recently Posted Tagged With: New York, Todd Gorman, virtual reality

Death Row minister believes in becoming a better friend while serving the condemned

January 22, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Death Row minister Chitoka Webb finds comfort and ease in life experiences, through religious leadership, and health. Webb, 48, is a Presbyterian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH ROW, Recently Posted, Religious Programs Tagged With: Chitoka Webb, Death Row, Marin Independent Journal

‘Carveouts’ excluded from justice reform

January 22, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Large categories of incarcerated people are being excluded from criminal justice reforms because of their convictions of specified crimes, the Prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Policy Initiative

Preventive efforts found to lower crime rates

January 21, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

An 18-month-long law enforcement collaboration with community programs resulted in a drop in serious and violent crime rates. Sacramento Police … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted Tagged With: Kathy Lester, Sacramento, violence prevention

California first in gender-affirming surgery

January 21, 2024 by Cassandra Evans

A San Quentin incarcerated trans-woman received gender-affirming surgery after California permitted gender affirmation surgery to incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Gavin Newsom, gender-affirming surgery

Union boss backs California Model

January 20, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

CCPOA VP witnesses firsthand the benefits of Norway model In September, about a dozen members of the California Correctional Peace Officers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: California Correctional Peace Officers Association, California Model

Surplus state land being reused for affordable housing

January 19, 2024 by Keith Carter

The site of a previous firearm facility has been designated for new affordable housing near San Quentin State Prison.  Named Oak Hill, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, San Quentin State Prison Tagged With: Bruce Dorfman, Educational Housing Partners, Gavin Newsom, John Carroll, Marin County Board of Education, Marin County Board of Supervisors, Marin County Office of Education, Oak Hill

California, state officials found liable for deliberate indifference during 2020 Covid outbreak

January 18, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The Ninth Circuit ruled California prison officials acted with “deliberate indifference,” by not taking sufficient precautions or countermeasures … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, Ninth Circuit, San Quentin State Prison

Echoes of slavery in Louisiana, class action lawsuit filed

January 18, 2024 by William Burley

Incarcerated forced to work on former slave plantation A class-action lawsuit seeks to end the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s use of forced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, Recently Posted Tagged With: 13th Amendment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Angola, Eighth Amendment, forced labor, lawsuit, Louisiana Department of Corrections, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Promise of Justice Initiative, Rights Behind Bars

Officers and incarcerated face off on court for game of unity, solidarity

January 18, 2024 by Timothy Hicks

Basketball game between staff and incarcerated creates sense of community at San Quentin The blocked shot from San Quentin Warriors center … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, SPORTS, Uncategorized Tagged With: A. Davis, Darius Sutton, DJ Jamaal Harrison, Frankie Beverley and Maze, Greg Eskridge, Ishmael “Ish” Freelon, Jeremiah Brown, Keyshawn “Steez” Strickland, Lt. Berry, San Quentin Warriors, Tyler “Drizzy” Cooper, U. Obioma

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