California prisons fail to protect women from sexual abuse, DOJ says
Los Angeles (AP) — California ‘s prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse…
A doctor evaluated California’s largest ICE detention center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is failing to provide adequate healthcare at a new detention center in California…
Doctor’s report on healthcare in CA ICE center finds bottlenecks
By Nigel Duara, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. U.S. Immigration…
From the grassroots to the Capitol: Can the Possibility Lab harness people power in California?
For the lab and Executive Director Amy E. Lerman, it was an important diplomatic event — and a…
Inside California’s expanding use of jailhouse stings
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Jason Zapata was arrested for…
Why California shouldn’t weaken its public records law
By David Myers, Special for CalMatters CalMatters reporter Yue Stella Yu and other journalists regularly use public records,…
Guest editorial: Don’t cut access to rehabilitation for California prisoners – Marin Independent Journal
You don’t have to go entirely Scandinavian in your approach to how best to treat incarcerated Californians to…
California Voice: Prisons should be barred from abruptly canceling visiting hours – Marin Independent Journal
On a July morning last year, I was getting ready to visit my father in San Quentin Rehabilitation…
Evil torturer learns his fate for heinous killing of beloved California artist after date night
An evil killer will likely die behind bars after being convicted of brutally murdering his California artist girlfriend…
CA prisons clamp down on overtime, limit incarcerated programs
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters Incarcerated people study to take the G.E.D. exam at San Quentin State Prison on…
Community colleges switch to laptops in California prisons
By Ella Carter-Klauschie, CalMatters Garret Eiferman, a graduate student, inside the Project Rebound study room at Cal State…
California Voice: Survivors of sexual assault in prisons should be freed – Marin Independent Journal
Along with at least 1 in 4 women in this country, I’m a survivor of sexual assault. I…