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Exonerated After 34 Years With No Compensation

June 1, 2016 by Noel Scott

By Noel Scott Journalism Guild Writer After 34 years of imprisonment, Lewis Jim Fogle was exonerated in Pennsylvania by DNA evidence. His compensation … [Read more...]

Ban the Box Underway Across The Country

June 1, 2016 by Marcus Henderson

The “Ban the Box” movement is gaining support across the country, boosting the chance of people with criminal records to get jobs, a report … [Read more...]

Wrongful Convictions Cost Californians Millions of Dollars

June 1, 2016 by Charles David Henry

By Charles David Henry Journalism Guild Writer It has cost California taxpayers more than $220 million to overturn 600 wrongful convictions over two … [Read more...]

Private Prisons Profits Compound Mass Incarceration

June 1, 2016 by David B. Le

America should take the millions of dollars that private jail and prison companies make and instead spend it to solve the country’s mass incarceration … [Read more...]

Calif. $15.6 Billion Budget for Criminal Justice Programs

June 1, 2016 by Chung Kao

By Chung Kao Staff Writer Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2016-17 budget proposes a total of $15.6 billion for judicial and criminal justice programs—an increase … [Read more...]

Court Allow Brown’s Initiative on Next General Election Ballot

June 1, 2016 by Forrest Lee Jones

By Forrest Jones Journalism Guild Writer The California Supreme Court ruled, on June 6, that Gov. Jerry Brown may present his prison reduction … [Read more...]

Overcrowding in County Jails Changes Bail Practices

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Overcrowding in county jails has California reviewing its bail practices. California’s bail practices have clogged the jails and become a tool that … [Read more...]

New Senate Bills to Help Juvenile Youth Offenders

June 1, 2016 by Emile Deweaver

By Emile DeWeaver Staff Writer This year juvenile and criminal justice advocates renewed their focus on California legislation that will introduce … [Read more...]

“Brown Proclaims ‘Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day’”

June 1, 2016 by Wesley Eisiminger

After the end of the Vietnam War, veterans of that war have finally received a welcome home. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. has proclaimed March 30 “Welcome … [Read more...]

Naturally Talented Artist Began While Incarcerated

June 1, 2016 by Wesley Eisiminger

By Wesley Eisiminger Staff Writer Bruce Fowler turns his natural talent in drawing and painting into magnificent works of art. Fowler said he started … [Read more...]