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Opinion: Newsom should solve two problems at once: Close prisons and cut spending
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGov. Gavin Newsom's plan to rebrand San Quentin Prison was a flop, but he knows he needs to use his...
Rahsaan Thomas Became a Runner in Prison. Now, He's Running the NYC Marathon.
Esquire via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoWhile serving 55 years and six months to life, Thomas ran the grueling San Quentin Prison Marathon....
California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe infamous state prison on San Francisco Bay that has been home to the largest death row...
Newsom announces Norway-inspired plans to transform San Quentin
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced a plan inspired by Norway’s system of prisons to...
Downtown can’t rely on state workers for vitality. Will soccer stadium help? | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoImagine downtown Sacramento with fewer government workers and more residents, more students and more...
‘Reimagining’ Old Idaho Penitentiary puts historic gun collection in limbo | Opinion
Idaho Statesman McClatchy via AOL· 3 months agoFormer Idaho State Museum director Ken Swanson explains some of the Thompson submachine guns, or...
Newsom touts lithium development near Salton Sea, counters rural fears
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday hailed the state's rapid transformation to renewables from a...
Your turn: Restorative justice can create safer, more prosperous communities
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIntense emotions have emerged around the SAFE-T Act, particularly the aspects that end the traditional cash bail system. My father-in-law always said, “Pause when agitated.” It seems prudent ...
Prosecutors put men on death row. This California D.A. wants to take them off
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAfter a trip to Alabama that helped him see the connection between slavery and the death penalty,...