The hunger strike that began on July 1 at the Pelican Bay SHU eventually spread to somewhere...
Prison
Blaming the Rape Victim, Changing 3-Strikes, Prison Theater…. & Hemingway
“IT’S ONCE AGAIN IT’S THE ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM WHO IS ON TRIAL, SAYS LAT’S...
Hunger Strike Over Conditions Begins July 1 at Pelican Bay Prison SHU
Approximately 100 prisoners in the Secure Housing Unit—the SHU-–of Pelican Bay Prison...
Prison Overcrowding and Waiting for Realignment
On Tuesday, the governor and the California Department of Corrections announced their collective...
Dear California, Chill. The Scary Criminals R NOT Coming to Get You
A week after the US Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Plata in which SCOTUS affirmed that the 3...
California Crime Rate Drops, Plus More Views on the Supreme’s Prison Ruling
I saw LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday when I was having lunch at the Homegirl Cafe. We talked...