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ACLU: Prosecutorial accountability ‘critical’ to criminal justice reform

December 29, 2021 by Jad Salem

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Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: ACLU, legal

Guilty or not, defendants plead out to avoid lengthy incarceration

December 29, 2021 by David Oranje

Some people are pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit because prosecutors promise leniency, a group of researchers reports.  Pleading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, prosecutors

Examining disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

December 26, 2021 by Amir Shabazz

Law library at U. Michigan.

Powder cocaine offenses given lighter sentences compared to ‘rock’ cocaine After years of fighting for fair federal sentencing reform for those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, life sentence, sentence overturned

Local politics play role in CA resentencing

December 26, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Recent legislation has created new opportunities for prisoners to have their sentences recalled by the court. But there are also new political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, resentencing

California allocates $7.5m in reparations for women forcibly, unknowingly sterilized

November 27, 2021 by William Tobert

California has allocated $7.5 million for reparations to survivors who were subjected to state-sponsored sterilization or involuntary sterilization, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: legal, Prison Stories, women in prison

Legislative Digest

November 16, 2021 by San Quentin News

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a number of new measures into law aimed at criminal justice reform and the reduction of prison sentences for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, POLITICS Tagged With: legal

Double bunking violates United Nations’ recommendations for prisoner treatment

November 12, 2021 by Jad Salem

Minnesota state prisons’ double-bunking may be a violation of the treatment of prisoners under the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Canada, double-bunking, legal, United nations

Polanco family files suit over death of highly-regarded sergeant

November 11, 2021 by Joshua Strange

The family of a beloved San Quentin correctional sergeant who died of COVID-19 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. The federal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Featured, Recently Posted, Staff Profile Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, correction officers, COVID-19, legal

San Quentin appeals record COVID fines

November 11, 2021 by Joshua Strange

Wood hammer court judge

San Quentin State Prison was fined $421,880 for COVID-19 workplace violations, the Sacramento Bee reported. San Quentin’s penalties topped the list … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, legal, San Quentin State Prison

Arkansas jail under investigation for using anti-parasitic to treat COVID

October 30, 2021 by Steve Brooks

Person holding covid sign

An Arkansas jail is under investigation by the state Medical Board for giving its prisoners an anti-parasite drug to treat COVID-19, The Associated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, legal

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