In 1994, then-California Governor Pete Wilson signed a bill giving the state prison system more...
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Gavin Newsom moved to close 4 California prisons. How many more can he shut?
California used to need lots and lots of prisons. Big prisons, little prisons, prisons with special...
Mother of Shaylene Graves Shares With Prison Officials Policy Recommendations That Could Have Saved Her Daughter’s Life
On October 6, 2022, on an unprecedented presentation to California prison officials, the mother of...
Inmate shuffle: How California bounces around its mentally ill prisoners
One in three California prisoners has a diagnosed mental illness. The state’s solution for some...
In Wrongful Death Settlement, Family of Shaylene Graves Will Get $3.5 Million and a Platform to Urge CA’s Prison Officials to Implement Policies That Better Protect Women in Custody
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will pay $3.5 million to the...
In Blistering Ruling, Federal Judge Orders Video Surveillance & Body Cams in 5 CA Prisons to Stop Abuse of Men & Women With Disabilities
On Thursday, March 11, Senior U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken handed down a blistering ruling...