By Amy Shea, Mt. Tam College I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary with Mount Tamalpais College (MTC), as the Writing Program Director. I … [Read more...]
BPH commissioners embrace video format for parole hearings
In-person appearances before the Board of Parole Hearings for suitability appear to be a thing of the past. Instead, audio-video hearings are likely … [Read more...]
SQ & Marin Shakespeare Co. offers Henry IV performance
A prison chapel transformed itself into a theater for a Shakespearean play when about two dozen incarcerated men teamed up with Marin Shakespeare … [Read more...]
Substance abuse program celebrates recovery
The triumphs of recovering substance abusers were on full display in San Quentin’s (SQ) gymnasium during the recent Incentive Day, a day of … [Read more...]
Federal: Detained immigrants can sue over forced labor
Detained immigrants received a favorable judgment from a federal appeals court in June regarding labor practices during detention. The Ninth U.S. … [Read more...]
Call for repeal of state’s Three Strikes law
California needs to repeal the Three Strikes Law, which has lengthened sentences of more than 33,000 people, including more than 7,400 whose latest … [Read more...]
Ruling: Prosecutors required to follow Three Strikes law
Prosecutors must charge defendants with sentence-lengthening "three-strikes” enhancements, even if they oppose the state’s three strikes law, a … [Read more...]
2020 Racial Justice Act made retroactive
A new California law allows people to retroactively challenge their criminal convictions or sentences on the basis of racial discrimination. The … [Read more...]
LA prosecutor George Gascón survives second recall attempt
Opponents of Los Angeles County’s District Attorney George Gascón have failed in a second attempt to recall the progressive prosecutor, news media … [Read more...]
AB 990: Restoring the Right to Visit – PART 2
By Ivana Gonzales, LSPC Contributing Writer The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation saved millions of dollars in visiting … [Read more...]
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