OFFICIAL CDCR RELEASE As of Oct. 1, 2011, our Department and the State of California are undergoing significant changes to facilitate reducing … [Read more...]

California prisoners’ latest hunger strike was cut short after authorities created new criteria to determine gang affiliation and programming … [Read more...]

A heavy majority of Californians favor amending the Three Strikes Law, according to recent public opinion polls. A Field Poll in June found 74 percent … [Read more...]

Kerisiano Asuega’s wife lives in Los Angeles. Because she could not make the trip to San Quentin, it created a rift in their relationship. An … [Read more...]

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on prison overcrowding also declares that prisoners have a right to be treated with dignity.Law Professor … [Read more...]

The nation’s largest jail system is being investigated by the FBI – triggered by a jail monitor’s report witnessing jail deputies beat a prisoner … [Read more...]

Legislation has been introduced that would allow the parole board to give considerably more weight to the crime and the criminal history of a life … [Read more...]

Few studies are conducted regarding the forces that lower recidivism rates, but one stands out: The Three-State Study, released September 2001. … [Read more...]