Solano State Prison inmate's death being investigated as homicide
A homicide investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at Solano State Prison in Vacaville this week ...
CA voters rejecting ban on reducing privileges for inmates who refuse to work
Despite zero formal opposition, Californians are rejecting a proposition that would have banned prisons reducing privileges ...
How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters
These were the living conditions that formerly incarcerated people in Colorado said they suffered inside the state's prisons ...
Menendez Brothers Launch Green Space Project In Prison: 'Spectacular'
Lyle and Erik Menendez, seeking release, expand rehabilitation programs in prison, focusing on art, community, and service ...
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Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners
SACRAMENTO — California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery.
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Prison work assignments used to lure, rape female inmates
It was after midnight when she crept down the narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of dirty laundry. She crossed under a ...
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Authorities launch ‘interagency operation’ at federal jail in New York housing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
leading to increased scrutiny and a push by the Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons to fix problems and hold perpetrators accountable. Last month, federal prosecutors charged nine inmates in ...
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State Prop. 6 would eliminate forced prison labor and amend California’s constitution
Before a recent pay increase, an inmate making minimum wage would earn $12 a month, according to a study published by the Prison Policy Initiative. In April, the California Department of ...