Topic Incarceration Reporting Initiative
The newest phase will remove hurdles to proving instances of racial discrimination in criminal justice.
Two years into the California Model — which was implemented to decrease violence and stress inside facilities — violence is up and stress is through the roof.
Rehabilitated inmates without disciplinary records are facing additional years in prison over commissary violations that CDCR has long ignored.
When Mwalimu Shakur started associating with political radicals inside California prisons in the 1990s, he was classified as a “gang” member and held in solitary for 14 straight years. Now out of solitary, but still behind bars in Corcoran, he tells his story.
Monte Magic Mckay considers himself lucky to have been placed at Camp Kilpatrick instead of a juvenile detention hall — but safe rehabilitation shouldn’t depend on luck.
Soon, it will be harder to be jailed for the “crime” of being poor.
Kent Mendoza’s story saved his life. Now he is fighting to do the same for youth impacted by the LA County criminal justice system.
Incarcerated writer Timothy James Young says it’s time for Governor Newsom to live up to his word and abolish the death penalty.
With SB 94, California lawmakers have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people behind bars. It is time to reconsider our LWOP laws.
Outdated facilities, and mismanagement, are already putting incarcerated people at risk. As the climate warms, the safety risks increase.