A group of formerly incarcerated people joined community members and organizations to provide food and cleaning supplies to needy families in the … [Read more...]
Project Homekey to house the formerly incarcerated
Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther icon, will be the namesake of a recently renovated Oakland, California, building to house the homeless and the … [Read more...]
Justice Done Right to fight and challenge bias in East Bay
“Justice Done Right” is the theme two progressive Black women running to challenge the incumbent Alameda County district attorney and sheriff, … [Read more...]
Oakland bans the box for housing
Oakland is the first city in the state to ban landlords from using criminal convictions to reject renters applying for private or public housing. … [Read more...]
Personnel Spotlight: Former Counselor T. Dunckley
Many correctional officers have long, interesting careers. Some remain nameless and their stories untold. Counselor T. Dunckley worked for the … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Day never forgotten for Ayoola Mitchell
On Mother’s Day in 2010, Ayoola Mitchell’s middle son, D.V., was murdered in Oakland. His killer was never found. Fifteen months before that … [Read more...]
Lifer: A play about former SQ resident Glenn Bailey
Playwright Dr. Ayodele Nzinga was already collect- ing stories of communities impacted by the carceral system when she met Glenn Bailey, in … [Read more...]
Advocacy group for the incarcerated finds home in Oakland
An organization established 40 years ago to advocate for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people recently relocated to Oakland, reports Carla … [Read more...]
Law enforcement and prisoners come together in Barbershop Dialogue
Law enforcement personnel and incarcerated men met in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel on Sept. 21 for a first-of-its-kind forum. The idea came from … [Read more...]
Raising awareness California’s ‘Life Without’
More than 100 advocates, family members and friends chanted, “Drop LWOP, drop LWOP, commute all 5,000!” at an Oakland town hall on March 24, … [Read more...]