Several dozen probation officers cheered in support of an individual who called black and Latino...
Op-ED: 1872 Law Gives Police a License to Kill
By Dan Walters, CALmatters Penal Code Section 196, enacted in 1872 when California was the...
California Must Double-down On Prison Rehabilitation
During my stay in maximum security prisons, my cellmate and I would put quotes, definitions and...
Dispatch From San Quentin: Young, Earnest and Criminalized
The Orange County Register Replies to Richard Wexler’s Op Ed about “Crack Baby Journalism”
The Release of Adnan Khan, Criminal Justice Reform & Supporting Victims—Does It Have To Be a Zero-Sum Equation?
As The New York Times Condemns “Crack Baby” Journalism, the Orange County Register Revives It.
Dispatch From San Quentin: Sticks and Stones
Op-Ed: Recidivism Risk Assessments Won’t Fix the Criminal Justice System
Dispatch From San Quentin: Parenting From Prison
Dispatch From San Quentin: Racial Politics in CA’s Prisons, Part 1
Dispatch From San Quentin: Can Humanity Break Through Where Empathy Is Disallowed?
Op-Ed: If a Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Tool Does Not Satisfy These Criteria, It Needs to Stay Out of the Courtroom
Op-Ed: Jurisdictions Should Embrace Voting Rights for All Americans—Including Those Who Are Incarcerated
For Members Only: Thinking About Tuesday’s Elections From Inside San Quentin
On Art and Voting: Thinking About Tuesday’s Elections From Inside San Quentin
Op-Ed: Smart, Kid-Centered Analysis Helps Alameda County Probation Department Reduce Out-of-Home Placements & Troubling Racial Disparities
Op Ed: The Myth That Crime Rises as Prisons Shrink
Op-Ed: Why Do We Make it So Hard to Do the Right Thing for Vulnerable Families?
