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Planned closure of Blythe prison draws protest from leaders in Coachella Valley
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter the state recently announced that a prison in Blythe will close in a couple years, several...
The Night Stalker: Is Serial Killer Richard Ramirez Dead?
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNotorious serial killer and rapist Richard Ramirez dubbed The Night Stalker, died of natural causes...
In L.A., a new vision of incarceration proves rehabilitation works
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCalifornia plans to remake San Quentin as a new kind of prison, modeled after Scandinavian ideals...
Supreme Court denies California's plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from California prison officials who sought immunity from lawsuits for having transferred inmates with COVID-19 to San Quentin in May 2020, ...
Appeals court rules lawsuit by family of San Quentin guard who died of COVID-19 can proceed
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA federal appeals court rejected the state's bid to toss out a lawsuit filed on behalf of a California prison guard killed three years ago by COVID-19.
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he's grappling with risks of more mercy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDavid Moreland, 67, recounts his bout with COVID in prison as his wife, Sherry, listens at home in...
Takeaways from the California budget deal between Newsom and Democratic lawmakers
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers agreed to a $310.8 billion budget deal that will reduce...
Seeking redemption: A death row inmate's journey into L.A. County's largest psych ward
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA simple but radical program has changed the lives of dozens of mentally ill inmates housed in L.A....
Richard Ramirez: Who was the feared ‘Night Stalker’ serial killer?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRichard Ramirez was a notorious American serial killer, rapist and burglar who blazed a trail of...
Newsom proposes bond measure, sweeping mental health reform in California
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Gavin Newsom speaks Thursday in Sacramento on his plans to build 1,200 small homes across the...