Un juez federal en respuesta a alegaciones de abuso contra prisioneros ordeno a los oficiales correccionales de la prisión de California Richard J. … [Read more...]
The case of Von Staich with incarcerated people at SQ
A California appeals court has ordered San Quentin to significantly reduce the prison’s population and take steps to protect the incarcerated and … [Read more...]
NC law students focus to help the incarcerated
As COVID-19 forces many schools and universities to face closure, the students at Wake Forest University, through its Prison Letter Project, had to … [Read more...]
Implicit bias is said to infect justice system
There are subtle racial prejudices within the procedural fabric of the criminal justice system, reported Evan Robinson in a Hamilton College news … [Read more...]
Innocent man exonerated after spending 45 years in prison
A Michigan man became the longest-serving inmate to be cleared of a crime after serving 45 years for a murder he did not commit. The state awarded … [Read more...]
Court rules on legality of pot possession in prison settings
Felony violations out but rules violations remain —By, Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer Possessing small amounts of marijuana in a … [Read more...]
Suit alleges indifference over known health risk for prisoners
By, Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer A group of California inmates who contracted valley fever are appealing their damage lawsuit to the U.S. … [Read more...]
California’s out-state prisoners brought back
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that it has ended the practice of housing prisoners in out-of-state facilities. … [Read more...]
CDCR agrees to legal settlement over disciplinary documents
“I spent five years to get them to dismiss the write-ups which should never have been filed in the first place” The California Department of … [Read more...]