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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favored. But what surprised California corrections…
David Moreland had long expected to die in prison. But when the coronavirus nearly killed him in 2020, it was that brush with death that ended up freeing him. “This…
Brenda Villa, 32, a former sergeant at California State Prison, Sacramento, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit falsification of records and three counts of falsification of…