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CA Sentencing Reform Act aims to rewrite ‘special circumstances’ rules

October 8, 2022 by Dao Ong

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Jamil Wilson was barely 20 years old when he found himself entangled in a murder conspiracy that changed his life forever.  Wilson met with … [Read more...]

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AB 990: Restoring the Right to Visit

October 8, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Ivana Gonzales, LSPC, Contributing Writer Incarcerated people and their family members understand that visits are vital to sustaining mental … [Read more...]

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Prison workers paid pennies

October 7, 2022 by Bostyon Johnson

Arizona inmates work in a variety of jobs inside and outside prisons for wages ranging from 10 cents an hour to a minimum wage of … [Read more...]

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Giving back: Ex-prisoners create Freedom Libraries

October 7, 2022 by Bostyon Johnson

Literature empowerment takes the form of mobile libraries Former prisoners are bringing literary empowerment to state prisons through a book … [Read more...]

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Reformed prisoner awaits clemency hearing after 50 years in prison

October 7, 2022 by Jad Salem

After serving more than a half of century in a Massachusetts prison for first-degree murder, Ramadan Shabazz, aka James Hall, could soon be granted … [Read more...]

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EMMET TILL: Woman won’t face charges in 1955 race murder

October 7, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

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By Clark Gerhartsreiter, Contributing Writer Carolyn Bryant Donham was 21 years old when Emmett Till, 14, was murdered in Leflore County, … [Read more...]

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PRISON BLUES: Made on the inside, worn on the outside

October 7, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Work-style blue jeans and jackets manufactured by incarcerated persons at an Oregon state prison generated sales of over $2 million last year and … [Read more...]

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Cash bail ruling settled

October 7, 2022 by Bostyon Johnson

Bail bond system, bailing out of jail and innocent until proven guilty conceptual idea with judge wooden gavel, dollar banknotes and handcuffs with copy space

Detroit has reformed its cash bail policy allowing many low-income individuals to be released from pre-trial detention if they are not a danger to the … [Read more...]

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Settlement reached in prisoner’s death

October 7, 2022 by Bostyon Johnson

A $10 million settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit against CoreCivic, a private prison operator, for the recent death of a man who was … [Read more...]

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Ruling: Prosecutorial misconduct can be made public

October 7, 2022 by George Franco

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A federal court sided with a group of New York law professors who had sued for their First Amendment right to create a public record of complaints … [Read more...]

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