Vegetables are a great source of nutrition and the gateway to good health, but the San Quentin Prison population is falling short in receiving this … [Read more...]

California needs to “make it easier” for prison guards to transfer away from facilities where there is a danger of valley fever, the correctional … [Read more...]

Advocates say inmates who participated in Arts-in-Corrections and paroled are far less likely to return to prison. Since California claims the highest … [Read more...]

As the sun went down on April 4, San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel opened its doors for a Jehovah’s Witness Passover memorial service. Lee Tomaselo, Doug … [Read more...]

The California Court of Appeals ruled that a felon “physically” in possession of a firearm qualifies as a third strike under the state’s for Three … [Read more...]

The California prison population is expected to grow by 10,000 inmates in five years, according to forecasts from the state’s prison agency. The … [Read more...]

America needs to curb excessive criminalization of its people, according to the chair of the American Bar Association. “Reducing over-criminalization … [Read more...]

Research suggests that incarcerated youth who receive visits, phone calls and letters have fewer behavior problems and perform better in school. The … [Read more...]

President Barack Obama’s administration criticizes zero-tolerance policies, which often turn schoolchildren into criminals, according to Susan Du of … [Read more...]

Juneau, Alaska—Goose Creek, the state’s newest prison, was built in 2012. It is 64 inmates short of its housing capacity of 1,472 inmates, reports The … [Read more...]