Search results
Map shows US prison population is growing in these states
Newsweek· 3 hours agoThe number of incarcerated people in the U.S. appears to be growing in some parts of the country,...
‘End Slavery in California Act’ clears key hurdle
ABC 10 Sacramento· 11 hours agoAn effort to end forced labor for inmates is underway. It’s a key legislative priority of California’s first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force, and...
Deseret News archives: Did the Alcatraz escapees make it?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe front page of the Deseret News on June 12, 1962, reporting the escape of three prisoners from...
Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool
The State· 1 day agoProposed rules to protect California workers from extreme heat would extend to schoolchildren, requiring school districts to find ways to keep classrooms cool. If the standards ...
San Quentin chess event unites prisoners, guards to transform lives
KTVU via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPrisoners and guards at San Quentin faced off and partnered up recently to play games of chess in...
Leonard Peltier, Native activist imprisoned for nearly 50 years, faces what may be "last chance"...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNative American activist and federal prisoner Leonard Peltier, who has maintained his innocence in...
Ukraine enlists prisoners
The Citizens' Voice· 20 hours agoThousands of inmates in Ukraine’s prisons are now enlisting to fight against Russia’s military incursion.
Feds have now linked at least 15 California homicides to Aryan Brotherhood, latest indictment...
San Jose Mercury News· 6 days agoIn a racketeering indictment unsealed this week, longtime California prisoner John Stinson was...
California-mandated ethnic studies sparks curriculum clash
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoCalifornia’s public schools will be required to offer a full-year course in ethnic studies beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Ethnic studies examines the history of race ...
The Latest | Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan with ‘amendments,’ and US is evaluating
The Hill· 12 hours agoHamas spokesman Jihad Taha said the response included “amendments that confirm the cease-fire,...