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6 days 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.
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#criminal-justice
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.
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.
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.
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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Cannabis
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
2 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.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

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

U.S. District Senior Judge Kimberly Mueller is assigning control of California's inmate mental health programs to Colette Peters, aiming for essential improvements amidst rising suicide rates.
Mental health
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.
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