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fromTruthout
1 week ago

New Helpline Aims to Disrupt the "Prison-to-ICE Deportation Pipeline"

Freedom for Immigrants recently launched Project Keep Away, a first-of-its-kind hotline, in two California women's prisons to help incarcerated individuals at risk of ICE transfer.
Social justice
Los Angeles
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Manson family' member Patricia Krenwinkel recommended for parole

Parole panel recommends Patricia Krenwinkel's release after 16 hearings, citing age and behavior, but final approval rests with the governor.
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Drug Smugglers Sneaking Synthetic Marijuana Into Jails By Soaking It Into Fake Legal Papers

A surge of synthetic cannabis substitutes, disguised as legal documents, poses a serious issue in California jails.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids. Did it cost them their freedom?

Thousands of inmates in California received false positive drug tests due to a laboratory error, risking their parole and freedom.
Mental health
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Biden's prisons chief tapped to fix lagging mental health care in California lockups

California's inmate mental health program control is given to former Federal Bureau of Prisons director amid high suicide rates.
Federal judge aims for improvements in California's prison mental health system.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

A surge in violence prompts California prisons to restrict movement, calls and visits

California high-security prisons impose strict restrictions due to rising violence, impacting inmate movement, communication, and visits.
Social justice
fromMission Local
5 months ago

Forcibly sterilized in California prisons, victims stitch together memorial quilt

Kelli Dillon's experience highlights the trauma of forced sterilization in California prisons, revealing systemic abuses and the need for justice.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Aryan Brotherhood case raises a question: How to stop killings ordered from state prisons

California prison leaders are being convicted for crimes orchestrated from behind bars, but their imprisonment might not stop future gang-related crimes.
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