One in three California prisoners has a diagnosed mental illness. The state’s solution for some...
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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...
Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Will Now Have a Path to Employment Through Expungement
On Friday, as more than 1,300 incarcerated firefighters continued to battle record-setting blazes...
Federal 3-Judge Panel Says It Can’t Address Coronavirus Crisis in CA Prisons, But Offers Attorneys Seeking Releases a Legal Path Forward
On March 25, as coronavirus was just starting to spread within the state prison system, attorneys...
CDCR Plans to Release as Many as 3,500 Prisoners Nearing the End of Their Sentences
UPDATE: As of April 3, there were twelve prisoners with COVID-19 diagnoses, triple the count...