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Former prisoner files sexual harassment suit

June 11, 2018 by Salvador Solorio

A former female prisoner at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility has filed a federal sexual harassment civil claim against Colorado prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bruce Bradley, Denver Post, Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, sexual assault, suggested sexual activity, Susan Ullery

Florida reduces in-person visits with more video

June 11, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Webcam

Florida never seems to pass up the opportunity to make a bad situation worse, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Are prison video calls a convenience … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: John Romano, JPay, Lucius Couloute, Michelle Glady, PPI, Prison Policy Initiative, prison video calls, Tampa Bay Times

Female correctional officers win lawsuit for hostile work environment

June 11, 2018 by William Harris

Joyce Zink started at San Quentin in 1972. In this 1973 photo, while working at Folsom State Prison, she’s wearing the newly adopted uniform.

Female correctional officers have won a $20 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment and a hostile work environment in federal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Center for Women and Work, class-action settlements, Dana Britton, Heidi Burakiewicz, Rutgers University, sexual harassment, Tammy Padgett, Taronica White, The Washington Post

Colorado requests $30 million to re-open prisons

June 11, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Norway’s Halden Prison

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) is requesting more than $30 million to re-open two state prisons due to a rising prison population, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bethany Blankley, CCJRC, CDOC, Christie Donner, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado State Penitentiary II in Cañon City, Huerfano County Correctional Facility, Pete Lee, Pueblo Chieftain, Senate Bill 13-250, Watchdog.org

California’s next governor faces executions

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

California’s next governor could be forced to make a life-or-death decision that the state’s top executive hasn’t faced in over a decade; whether to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anti-capital punishment campaign, California Supreme Court, Calvin Thomas, Clarence Ray Allen, Commutations, Death Row, Gavin Newsom, Martin O’Malley, Pat Quinn, Prop 66, Ronald Reagan, San Quentin State Prison, Travis Allen, ttps://sanquentinnew.wpengine.com/low-execution-rate-2017, U.S. Supreme Court

CA Supreme Court juvenile sentence cruel and unusual punishment

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

Sentencing a juvenile to 50-to-life for rape and kidnapping may be cruel and unusual punishment, according to a recent California Supreme Court … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Supreme Court, California’s One Strike law, California’s Youth Offender Parole, Elderly Parole Program, Graham v. Florida, Leonel Contreras, People v. Contreras, rehabilitation, William Rodriguez, YOP

CA bills aim to reform law for juveniles and adults

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

US Monuments

Sacramento, CA —On April 4, the California Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass Senate Bills 1392 and 1393, half of the Equity and Justice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 64 and 57, ACLU of California, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, California Senate Public Safety Committee, Californians for a Responsible Budget, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, cdcr, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CURB, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Fair and Just Sentencing Reform Act of 2018, Friends Committee on Legislation California, Holly J. Mitchell, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Pillars of the Community, PPI, Propositions 47, Public Policy Institute of California, Ricardo Lara, Romarilyn Ralston, SB 180, SB 620, Steven Bradford, Tides Advocacy, Women’s Foundation of CA, Women’s Policy Institute

Aging cons fear parole after incarceration

June 11, 2018 by William Harris

Aging cons who survived the causes and consequences of long-term incarceration are being released from prison cross the country. They are paroled into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ex-felon, government support, President Obama clemency, reentry programs, rehabilitative services, stigma, Urban Institute

Clean water for Massachusetts prisoners

June 11, 2018 by Amir Shabazz

Advocates in a Massachusetts community are raising money to supply prisoners with  bottled water at the state’s MCI-Norfolk facility due to complaints … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christine Mitchell, Deeper Than Water, DOC, Greg Diatchenko, Massachusetts Department of Correction, MCI-Norfolk facility, WBUR News

Tennessee schedules three executions

June 11, 2018 by William Harris

Tennessee has scheduled three executions this year, after nearly a decade without them, according to USA Today. Dozens of Death Row prisoners lost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Barbara Peck, Bill Haslam, Chief Justice Jeffrey Bivins, DEATH PENALTY, Death Row, Jennifer Donnals, Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee Supreme Court, USA Today

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