January 2024
thetoughestbeat
Friendlier prison officers? Why Gavin Newsom’s advisers want them at San Quentin
Converting a state prison into a rehabilitative center, as the Newsom administration seeks to do with San Quentin, means changing how correctional officers do their jobs. Instead of shying away…
No compelling evidence of racial bias in sentencing, per new meta-analysis
The question of racial bias in the criminal justice system is a highly debated issue. In recent years, it has become a common belief that the criminal justice system is…
Gascon’s parole policies putting felons on the street
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is what is known as a decarcerationist. That means he wants as few people in jail as possible. The theory – birthed in…
CDCR announces San Quentin Rehabilitation Center — ‘the road map for changing the entire correctional system’
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation today announced the San Quentin Transformation Advisory Council submitted its independent report aimed at improving public safety in California by reshaping San Quentin…
Misconduct ‘rampant’ at California women’s prison, deputy corrections captain testifies
Abuse and misconduct has grown so “rampant” at a San Francisco Bay Area federal women’s prison that new officials struggle to implement reforms, according to witnesses testifying in a class…
Happy New Year
Rev Red
Here is to writing the wrong year on your reports and documents for the next few weeks. Here is to the sergeant’s who have to issue report clarifications to correct…