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Florida’s prison commissary prices “highway robbery”

July 24, 2018 by Joe Garcia

Outside advocacy groups joined with Florida’s prisoners in a protest called Operation PUSH to bring attention to the state’s long history of … [Read more...]

China furloughs 1,300 pre-screened inmates

July 24, 2018 by Amir Shabazz

Roughly three decades after a furlough program was retired, the Chinese Ministry of Justice granted some prisoners a temporary release to attend … [Read more...]

Solar plant heads to CIW

July 24, 2018 by Amir Shabazz

A solar plant could be coming to the California Institution for Women prison in Corona. The solar facility would be built on 10 acres of land … [Read more...]

Sanctuary cities maybe safer for White people

July 24, 2018 by Noel Scott

A recent study examining sanctuary city policy in the United States found that White people living in urban sanctuary cities and counties are safer … [Read more...]

Safe housing found essential for reentry

July 24, 2018 by antoine

The solution to New York’s widespread problem of homeless former prisoners is to provide a safe place to live with support, according to … [Read more...]

Renovating Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church

July 24, 2018 by David B. Le

The latest renovation to the San Quentin chapel known as Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church was made to the century-old floor. The renovation was … [Read more...]

Inmate NAACP chapter in Delaware

July 24, 2018 by John Lam

Inmates at a Delaware state prison have created an NAACP chapter to litigate for rehabilitation, compassionate release, improved health care, and … [Read more...]

First annual “victim awareness event” at CIW

July 24, 2018 by LInville

Four survivors, Rita, Sammie, Nora and Michelle, shared testimonies of the impact of crime on their lives at the California Institution for Women … [Read more...]

California prisoners earning college degrees

July 24, 2018 by lloyd payne

Some California prisoners are working hard on college degrees to help them be successful when they return to their communities. One of the latest … [Read more...]

Cloud of capital punishment lingers in New Mexico

July 24, 2018 by richard solano

The only two inmates remaining on New Mexico’s death row are fighting to have their death sentences overturned by the state Supreme Court. The appeal … [Read more...]