Public Health Sees COVID-19 Outbreaks at Correctional Facilities
October 7, 2021
Health officials are making sure staff and eligible recipients receive vaccines and boosters.
Breaking News
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prisons
Spokesman: Cosby Lawyers to Seek Early Release Because of Pandemic
April 2, 2020
Lawyers for Bill Cosby are preparing to petition the court for his release amid the coronavirus pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT: Mass Incarceration of Women and Minorities a New Crisis
May 9, 2019
Courtesy The Marshall Project/PBS Although the number of people in prisons and jails in America has slightly declined, numbers released on Thursday, April 25, by the Bureau of Justice Statistics still show that nearly 1.5 million individuals were in prison by the end of 2017. The statistics also note that the U.S. continues to lock up more people than any other nation. And, despite a narrowing disparity between incarcerated black and white women, females have emerged as the new face of mass incarceration. “I don’t think this should be much of a surprise as two of the main for-profit prison
We Must All Invest In Our At Promise Youth
April 12, 2018
As the Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Public Safety and the Select Committee on The Status of Boys and Men of Color, I have visited many jails and prisons. Regardless of the facility, I always leave with the belief that we can and should do more to change the path that leads these men, women and youth to incarceration.
Federal Law Allowing Slavery In California
February 1, 2018
As of December 27, 2017, there were approximately 118,232 individuals incarcerated in California prisons.
Success On The Way, Ask Dr. Jeanette: Free Heart Surgery!
January 11, 2017
Let’s stop spending volumes of money on prisons