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California prisons say there is no solitary confinement. So why are inmates isolated for years?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s webpage on restricted housing includes...
California prisons want to hire more women. How will corrections attract female officers?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoProgramming note: THIS WEEK’S BUZZ Can CDCR recruit and retain more women correctional officers? The...
‘Solitary confinement’ looks different in California prisons — and it can be necessary | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“Well-meaning politicians need to realize that the ability to isolate inmates who commit violent...
Gavin Newsom rushes solitary confinement changes. They could make reforms an ‘uphill battle’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is expediting changes to the state’s solitary...
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose in 2019....
It’s time to scale back the power of California’s prison-guards union | Opinion
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe escalating United Auto Workers (UAW) strike is a historic moment for the labor movement...
Earning a master's degree in prison now possible in 'groundbreaking' California program
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA master's degree program in humanities for California prison inmates, launched in collaboration...
Gavin Newsom gets $380M for San Quentin reforms. But he won’t commit to more prison closures
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom was able to wrest budget dollars from skeptical lawmakers for his plan...
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...
Newsom’s $380M San Quentin State Prison revamp is underway. Here are some of the details
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLawmakers and activists initially balked at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to use $380 million to build a...