The California Constitution prohibits slavery — unless it is carried out as a punishment for a...
Prison Policy
How Prisons Use “Inmate Welfare Funds” Filled with Commissary and Communication Fees to Supplement Their Budgets
In prison systems across the U.S., portions of the fees charged to incarcerated people and their...
Reinventing San Quentin
Criminal justice and rehabilitation experts, crime survivors, and formerly incarcerated people will...
Bill Seeks Increased Media Access to Prisons and Incarcerated Interviewees
In 1994, then-California Governor Pete Wilson signed a bill giving the state prison system more...
Pregnant People Say Arizona Prisons Forced Them Into Early Labor
Arizona prison medical providers are inducing labor without consent, mothers report.
State Continues to Hand Soon-to-Be-Released Prisoners Over to Immigration Agents During Pandemic
In recent weeks, the Adelanto ICE Processing Center has become the site of the largest active...