Wendell Berry created an all-embracing character, a portrait of perfection, in protagonist Jayber Crow. The Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber, of the … [Read more...]
Sierra Conservation Camp hosts Special Olympics softball game
As part of an effort to reach out to the Special Olympic athletic community, inmates at the Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) hosted Northern … [Read more...]
Students protest university investment in for-profit prisons
At a protest earlier this year, at California State University at Sacramento (CSUS), students demanded the university divest its financial ties to … [Read more...]
The psychological impact on police and correctional officers
The pressures of prison life on prisoner’s mental health has been a subject of psychological and academic research, but the cumulative impact of … [Read more...]
Alameda county hiring ex-offenders comes with roadblocks
Alameda County planned to hire 1,400 ex-offenders, but was hindered by a number of complex problems, reports the Bay Area News Group. Alameda County … [Read more...]
Death penalty ballot fails to impose strict inmate appellate deadlines
A key provision in last year’s death penalty ballot initiative to speed up executions failed to impose strict deadlines on how much time is allowed to … [Read more...]
NEWS QUOTES JULY 2017
“It’s impossible that nobody knew what was going on here, with vehicles coming in and out. If that wasn’t with the complicity of authorities, I … [Read more...]
States offer probation to ease prison overcrowding
Many states are shortening probation terms and offering probation more often as an alternative to prison. The reality of prison overcrowding and … [Read more...]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents target illegal immigrants
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are targeting courthouses to arrest illegal immigrants, reports James Queally, of the LA Times. As … [Read more...]
Legislation seeks to overturn law barring ex-offenders from obtaining professional licenses
Legislators in Illinois, Kentucky and Nebraska are seeking to overturn laws prohibiting ex-offenders from receiving many kinds of professional … [Read more...]
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