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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

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|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 27, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members ...

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members Bryan (D-54) and Kalra (D-27) introduced AB 1816, which would require the Department of Housing ...

March 27, 2022
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SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 05, 2022
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SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct

By Patty Yao San Francisco--On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to District At ...

By Patty Yao San Francisco--On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to District Attorney Chesa Boudin to withdraw from their agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on ...

March 05, 2022
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Activists Organize to Put California’s Controversial Three Strikes Law Up to Bat in 2022 Elections

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: December 08, 2021
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Activists Organize to Put California’s Controversial Three Strikes Law Up to Bat in 2022 Elections

By Kritika Singh CALIFORNIA— With California’s 2022 elections quickly approaching, activists across the s ...

By Kritika Singh CALIFORNIA— With California’s 2022 elections quickly approaching, activists across the state are beginning efforts to get a measure on the ballot that would repeal California’s Three ...

December 08, 2021
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Governor Newsom Criticizes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for California Correctional Officers

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: November 30, 2021
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Governor Newsom Criticizes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for California Correctional Officers

By Jacqueline Nguyen CALIFORNIA— With California passing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all unionized g ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen CALIFORNIA— With California passing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all unionized guards and peace officers, Governor Newsom and the California Correctional Peace Officers Associ ...

November 30, 2021
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California Updates Its Guidance on COVID-19 Boosters: Where Does the Incarcerated Population Fit In?

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: November 29, 2021
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California Updates Its Guidance on COVID-19 Boosters: Where Does the Incarcerated Population Fit In?

By Kritika Singh CALIFORNIA— With the upcoming winter months raising concerns over possible increases in ...

By Kritika Singh CALIFORNIA— With the upcoming winter months raising concerns over possible increases in positive COVID-19 cases, this week the state of California greatly expanded its guidance on COV ...

November 29, 2021
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Worry Over Increase in Crime Is Central in Effort to Recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: November 15, 2021
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Worry Over Increase in Crime Is Central in Effort to Recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO— When Chesa Boudin was elected to the position of San Francisco District A ...

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO— When Chesa Boudin was elected to the position of San Francisco District Attorney in November of 2019, he expressed great hope for the office’s potential to transform th ...

November 15, 2021
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Social Organizations Across California Join Forces in REPAC To Help Formerly Incarcerated People Re Enter Society

Posted by Elizabeth Nguyen
|Date: November 10, 2021
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Social Organizations Across California Join Forces in REPAC To Help Formerly Incarcerated People Re Enter Society

By Elizabeth Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA— Being the most populous state in the country, California also has the ...

By Elizabeth Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA— Being the most populous state in the country, California also has the second largest prison population with a number hovering around 122,417 people incarcerated. Th ...

November 10, 2021
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What Happens When You’re One of the 46,000 to 230,000 Wrongfully Convicted of a Crime?

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: November 09, 2021
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What Happens When You’re One of the 46,000 to 230,000 Wrongfully Convicted of a Crime?

By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— Of all individuals convicted of a crime in the U.S., according to the ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— Of all individuals convicted of a crime in the U.S., according to the Chicago Tribune, between 2-10 percent of the convicts are innocent. Countless innocent individ ...

November 09, 2021
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California Combats Use of Force Against Journalists at Protests by Passing Senate Bill No. 98

Posted by Beiqi Wang
|Date: November 04, 2021
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California Combats Use of Force Against Journalists at Protests by Passing Senate Bill No. 98

By Beiqi Wang SACRAMENTO— On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newson signed Senate Bill No. 98, a bill that would g ...

By Beiqi Wang SACRAMENTO— On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newson signed Senate Bill No. 98, a bill that would grant journalists unobstructed entrance and documentation inside the closed areas by peace offic ...

November 04, 2021
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The Real Cost of Prison Labor Is an Ethical Problem

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: November 03, 2021
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The Real Cost of Prison Labor Is an Ethical Problem

By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— In the United States, countless large corporations benefit from priso ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— In the United States, countless large corporations benefit from prison labor. Unfortunately, although this provides a boost to the economy, this indentured-like ser ...

November 03, 2021
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A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: November 02, 2021
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A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons

By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — $10,000—this is the amount of money that Daniela Medina had to pay to repair ...

By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — $10,000—this is the amount of money that Daniela Medina had to pay to repair years of inadequate dental treatment that she received while incarcerated. For Medina, a UC Be ...

November 02, 2021
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Study Finds U.S. Government Misclassified Over 17,000 Police Killings Since 1980

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: October 28, 2021
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Study Finds U.S. Government Misclassified Over 17,000 Police Killings Since 1980

By Jacqueline Nguyen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers from a peer-reviewed medical journal, The Lancet, pub ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers from a peer-reviewed medical journal, The Lancet, published a study on Oct. 2, finding that of the 30,800 people who died as a result of police viol ...

October 28, 2021
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Governor Newsom signs C.R.I.S.E.S. Act into Law – a Big Step for Policing Alternatives

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Governor Newsom signs C.R.I.S.E.S. Act into Law – a Big Step for Policing Alternatives

By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom of California last week signed Assembly Bill (AB) 118, ...

By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom of California last week signed Assembly Bill (AB) 118, also known as the C.R.I.S.E.S. (Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems) ...

October 20, 2021
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California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for All Prison Guards Appealed by Governor Newsom and the State Corrections Department

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: October 18, 2021
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California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for All Prison Guards Appealed by Governor Newsom and the State Corrections Department

By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA— On Sept. 27, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled that all pri ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA— On Sept. 27, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled that all prison guards must be vaccinated against COVID-19, set to take effect on Friday, Oct. 15. However, ...

October 18, 2021
| by Jacqueline Nguyen

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Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: October 18, 2021
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Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a breaking point wi ...

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a breaking point with overcrowding, coronavirus cases, and general sanitation problems, prison reform advocates an ...

October 18, 2021
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Not Even a Worldwide Pandemic Can Stop California Reentry Program from Helping San Quentin Parolees Reenter Society

Posted by Beiqi Wang
|Date: October 15, 2021
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Not Even a Worldwide Pandemic Can Stop California Reentry Program from Helping San Quentin Parolees Reenter Society

By Beiqi Wang SAN FRANCISCO— When incarcerated people in California are released from San Quentin State P ...

By Beiqi Wang SAN FRANCISCO— When incarcerated people in California are released from San Quentin State Prison on parole, they are dropped off at a bus station with 200 bucks of gate money. Quite lite ...

October 15, 2021
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Prison to University Pipeline: How the Berkeley Underground Scholars Helps Formerly Incarcerated Students

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: October 14, 2021
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Prison to University Pipeline: How the Berkeley Underground Scholars Helps Formerly Incarcerated Students

By Jacqueline Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA—The Berkeley Underground Scholars (BUS) organization at UC Berkeley brid ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA—The Berkeley Underground Scholars (BUS) organization at UC Berkeley bridges the gap between prison and higher education, giving those incarcerated, formerly and presen ...

October 14, 2021
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California Progresses By Approving Major Criminal Justice Bills

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: October 07, 2021
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California Progresses By Approving Major Criminal Justice Bills

By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO— On Friday, Sept. 10, after months of debating bills related to law enfor ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO— On Friday, Sept. 10, after months of debating bills related to law enforcement and prisons, California State Legislature has closed out its legislative session for 202 ...

October 07, 2021
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Student Opinion: Supreme Court Upholds Life without Parole for Juveniles

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: May 11, 2021
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Student Opinion: Supreme Court Upholds Life without Parole for Juveniles

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON, DC — In a 6-3 decision last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled in ...

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON, DC — In a 6-3 decision last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Jones v. Mississippi that judges need not establish the incorrigibility of a minor before sente ...

May 11, 2021
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