A YEAR AFTER CALIFORNIANS VOTED for a conservative shift in criminal justice policy, they began to see the results. Proposition 36, approved by ...

In July 2024, CURB, Critical Resistance, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, and Riverside All of Us Or None organized a rally in front of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) to demand its ...

Some of the red ink in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The California Department of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a ...

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between ...

A year after Californians voted for a conservative shift in criminal justice policy, they began to see the results.

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