But COVID-19 outbreaks at San Quentin loomed in the background of the festivities.
Education
After Pell Grants Left Prisons, Higher Ed Behind Bars Dropped by Half
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, U.S. lawmakers passed a “tough-on-crime” bill that...
Momentum Grows in Congress to Expand Access to Quality Postsecondary Education for People in Prison
Twenty-five years ago, the massive Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which...
Why Aren’t We Spending More on Prisoner Education?
By Stephen Steurer Education reduces crime, plain and simple. The RAND Corporation underscored the...
Supes Adopt California Declaration of Kids’ Rights to Equal Access to Arts Education
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt the...
As CA Considers More School Discipline Reform, Republicans Take Aim at Obama’s School Discipline Guidance
The Plight of the “Rethink Discipline” Guidance In the weeks following the mass...