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This photographer shot prison arts programs in California for 15 years and his powerful photos...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA gospel choir performs during class at Valley State Prison in 2017.Peter Merts Peter Merts, 72, has...
Paul Flores has been attacked twice in prison. How violent is the Coalinga facility?
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPaul Flores, the convicted killer of Kristin Smart, has been attacked twice inside Coalinga’s...
Records show California prisons are reporting U.S. citizens to ICE, ACLU says
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation staff routinely report people in their...
California to close one state prison and end its lease of private facility in Kern County
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState authorities this week announced they will close Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County and stop using a privately owned facility in Lassen County.
These open California state jobs pay $10,000 to $32,000 a month. Here’s who is hiring
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe state of California is hiring in the departments of transportation, justice, correctional health...
Skateboards made in prison to help Fresno nonprofit
KSEE articles via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Staff and incarcerated artists are creating unique skateboards for youth in the Fresno community. Avenal State Prison (ASP)...
A mother’s lament: California should eliminate the cutoff time to file charges against sex abusers
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor Deanna Hampton, last week was all about confronting the past and the legacy of rampant sexual...
NOAA’s proposed Chumash Heritage Marine Sanctuary boundaries are unacceptable | Opinion
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoInsist on Chumash proposal “NOAA: What could CA Chumash marine sanctuary look like?”...
He the U.S. but was deported. After 23 years, he was allowed to return.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sitting across the restaurant table in Sacramento, Luis smiles when he sees his...
What does it take to end a life sentence? For these formerly incarcerated actors, it's theater
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Actors' Gang Prison Project is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its first-ever production, 'Ubu the King,' with a revival directed by Tim Robbins in repertory with new play '(Im)migrants of the State.'