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New Report Says CA Voters Support Releasing Many Vulnerable People From Prison Due To COVID-19 Dangers
As of April 11, the California Department of Corrections reported that the CDCR’s COVID-19...
After the COVID-19 Release of Prisoners, Who Will Help Them?
"I spent half my life in prison—24 years, eight months and 15 days—and nothing I experienced...
With Public Defenders Urging, CA Chief Justice & State’s Judicial Council Take Big Step Toward Getting More Kids Out of Lockup During COVID-19.
When it was clear that the COVID-19 crisis was going to explode in the U.S., the push in...
CA Judicial Council Sets $0 Bail for Misdemeanors and Low-Level Felonies in Response to Coronavirus
Zero-Bail for Defendants Accused of Non-Serious Crimes On Monday, the California Judicial Council...
Second Employee at LA’s Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall Tests Positive for COVID-19
Now a total of two LA County Probation staff members working at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall have...
Federal 3-Judge Panel Says It Can’t Address Coronavirus Crisis in CA Prisons, But Offers Attorneys Seeking Releases a Legal Path Forward
On March 25, as coronavirus was just starting to spread within the state prison system, attorneys...
Now That A Staff Member Has COVID-19, Why Isn’t LA County Releasing More Kids From Its Youth Lockups
On Wednesday, April 1, the news broke that a detention services officer who worked at Barry J...
What Restorative Justice Can Teach Us About COVID-19 – And Ourselves.
I awaken every morning in this era of COVID-19 with a feeling of disorientation. While the pandemic...
CDCR Plans to Release as Many as 3,500 Prisoners Nearing the End of Their Sentences
UPDATE: As of April 3, there were twelve prisoners with COVID-19 diagnoses, triple the count...