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Proposition 57 passed … what now?

December 31, 2016 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Mike Romano, director of the Three Strikes Project at Stanford Law School, shared a few thoughts on ballot initiative Proposition 57 before the … [Read more...]

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California votes to speed up executions

December 31, 2016 by Juan Haines

While state lawmakers complete approval of a one-drug execution method, Californians voted not only to keep the death penalty on the books, but … [Read more...]

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December 2016 News Briefs

December 31, 2016 by Aly Tamboura

Arizona — After the 2012 decision barring mandatory sentences of life without parole for offenders who were juveniles when they committed their … [Read more...]

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California legalizes recreational use of marijuana for adults

December 30, 2016 by Emile Deweaver

California’s Proposition 64 passed overwhelmingly, legalizing recreational use of marijuana for adults who are at least 21 years old. California … [Read more...]

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‘Outrage’ laws can work out badly

December 30, 2016 by Emile Deweaver

At the height of prison reform, Californians may be repeating the mistakes that led to prison overcrowding and excessive punishments in the first … [Read more...]

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Inmates earn neuroscience degree

December 30, 2016 by Salvador Solorio

Cornell University instructors are now teaching neuroscience at New York’s maximum-security Auburn Correctional Facility. Prisoners are enrolled in … [Read more...]

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Lawsuit lowers SHU occupancy by two- third

December 30, 2016 by Salvador Solorio

Following a landmark lawsuit settlement, Security Housing Unit (SHU) occupancy has been cut by two-thirds. The lawsuit followed California prison … [Read more...]

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Gov. Brown names 9 to CDCR positions

December 30, 2016 by Salvador Solorio

Gov. Jerry Brown announced his latest appointments to CDCR offices, according to the Imperial Valley News. Kelly Santoro has been appointed warden at … [Read more...]

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North Block project teaches construction skills

December 30, 2016 by Juan Haines

Prisoners on a San Quentin work crew say they are being “rehabilitated, one building at a time” by learning state-of-the-art techniques useful in … [Read more...]

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Gov. Brown signs tough sexual assault bills

December 30, 2016 by Forrest Lee Jones

After much controversy over the sexual assault of a female student named Emily Doe at Stanford University by not her classmate, Brock Turner, Gov. … [Read more...]

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