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prison reform
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...
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...
Overtime at California’s prisons swelled to almost half a billion dollars last year
Hybrid nurse-officers are being phased out statewide, but many earned six-figure salaries. One in...
Gov. Newsom Signs Executive Order Closing Prisons and Youth Lockups to New Prisoners
California’s 35 prisons and four juvenile facilities will no longer accept new intakes, at...
Coronavirus Puts Prisons in Tight Spot Amid Staff Shortages, Threats of Lockdown
There is no such thing as teleworking for a correctional officer tasked with guarding inmates.