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ASA Clinic Helps Umpires Get the Calls Right

April 1, 2015 by Rahsaan Thomas

A group of veteran umpires staged a training session for San Quentin prisoners to help improve their softball play calling. “This is a clinic to make … [Read more...]

Carlos Ramirez Takes First in Six-Mile Race

April 1, 2015 by Marcus Henderson

Carlos Ramirez took first place in the 1000 Mile Club six-mile race with a time of 41:34 and a 6-minute and 56-second mile pace. Ramirez credits his … [Read more...]

FCC Proposes New Regulations To Limit High Phone Costs

March 1, 2015 by Kevin D. Sawyer

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new regulations to curb excessive charges by the prison telephone industry. The purpose of … [Read more...]

FCC Propone Nuevas Regulaciones Para Limitar El Alto Costo de Llamadas deTelefono

March 1, 2015 by Kevin D. Sawyer

La Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC) propuso nuevas regulaciones para frenar los cargos excesivos por la industria de teléfonos en la … [Read more...]

Supreme Court to Decide if Juveniles’ Mandatory Life-Without-Parole Ruling Applies Retroactively

March 1, 2015 by Marcus Henderson

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if mandatory life-without-parole sentences apply retroactively for juvenile offenders. The court picked the case of … [Read more...]

Fox Report Cites Progress And Challenges of Realignment

March 1, 2015 by Wesley Eisiminger

Gov. Jerry Brown met with sheriffs and probation and county administrators at a conference in Sacramento in January to get their thoughts about … [Read more...]

Federal Judge Dumps ‘Postcards Only’ Rule

March 1, 2015 by Salvador Solorio

A federal judge has tossed out a Ventura County jail policy limiting prisoners to postcard mail, Courthouse News Service reports. The September ruling … [Read more...]

Pleasant Valley SP’s New Substance Abuse Treatment Hailed as Success

March 1, 2015 by Lt. Ryan Anderson

A group of men has taken steps to reclaim their lives and tackle substance abuse. Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) celebrated the first graduation … [Read more...]

Inmates Kick Substance Abuse Through First Treatment Program At C. A. C. Facility

March 1, 2015 by Lt. Ignacio Rivera

California City Correctional Facility (CAC), with the collaboration of Phoenix House, held its first graduation ceremony for the inaugural set of … [Read more...]

New ‘Blueprint’ Aims to Reduce Mass Incarceration

March 1, 2015 by Chung Kao

A rare detailed plan to slash the 2.3 million population in the United States prisons and jails was published recently in a special issue of the … [Read more...]