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Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Posted by Emily Saroyan
|Date: March 30, 2023
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Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in mental health support ...

By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in mental health support for recovering incarcerated individuals, tweeted Amy Fettig, executive director of the Sentenc ...

March 30, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 18, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic

By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA - Prison Policy Initiative published a flagship report, Mass Incarcerat ...

By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA - Prison Policy Initiative published a flagship report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023, a comprehensive view on mass incarceration this week. The Prison Polic ...

March 18, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Researcher Argues Racial Disparity in Diversion Programs

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 12, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Researcher Argues Racial Disparity in Diversion Programs

By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA - Prison Policy Initiative published an argument this week suggesting d ...

By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA - Prison Policy Initiative published an argument this week suggesting diversion works but is routinely denied to people of color. Leah Wang, a research analyst for th ...

March 12, 2023
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Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

Posted by Cynthia Hoang-Duong
|Date: March 04, 2023
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Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong EASTHAMPTON, MA - Writing for the Prison Policy Initiative, Emma Williams, a consu ...

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong EASTHAMPTON, MA - Writing for the Prison Policy Initiative, Emma Williams, a consultant at the organization, examined the adverse impacts of incarceration on the family unit and ...

March 04, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Report: Reducing Housing Barriers for Those with Criminal Records

Posted by Michael McCutcheon
|Date: February 19, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Report: Reducing Housing Barriers for Those with Criminal Records

By Michael McCutcheon EASTHAMPTON, MASS - A new report published by the Prison Policy Initiative insists ...

By Michael McCutcheon EASTHAMPTON, MASS - A new report published by the Prison Policy Initiative insists housing is a human right “recognized by international law, including the Universal Declaration ...

February 19, 2023
| by Michael McCutcheon

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Exhaustive 50-State Report Analyzes True Cost of Prison and Jail Phone Calls

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: December 17, 2022
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Exhaustive 50-State Report Analyzes True Cost of Prison and Jail Phone Calls

By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPSON, MA – Although the average cost of a phone call is closing in on zero, this ...

By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPSON, MA – Although the average cost of a phone call is closing in on zero, this is not the reality for families of those desiring to reach incarcerated loved ones - a few com ...

December 17, 2022
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Correctional Officers Across U.S. Refusing to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2021
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Correctional Officers Across U.S. Refusing to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine

By Alexander Ramirez LOS ANGELES – Although having been eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for mont ...

By Alexander Ramirez LOS ANGELES – Although having been eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for months now, correctional officers in facilities across the U.S. have refused to be vaccinated. Stat ...

May 15, 2021
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Council Long Range Growth Subcommittee Recommends Council Consider Measure J Ballot Measure For November 2024

Councilmember Vaitla Files Appeal for University Mall Redevelopment Project

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Sentencing Project

CA Measure to Address Massive Increase in Hate Crimes OK’d by Key Committee

CA Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bills Addressing Wrongful Convictions and Mental Health Pass Key Senate Committee

COURT WATCH: Defense Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct, Challenges Competency of Police Investigation – Jury Still Finds Accused Guilty

The Mondavi Center Presents: ‘Meow Meow’

Part Five: Tainted Trials, Tarnished Headlines, Stolen Justice

League Hosts Candidates Forum for District 3 Candidates – Part Two

Napa Supervisor Announces Run for Dodd’s State Senate Seat

Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic

Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic

Prison Policy Initiative Researcher Argues Racial Disparity in Diversion Programs

Prison Policy Initiative Researcher Argues Racial Disparity in Diversion Programs

Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

Prison Policy Initiative Report: Reducing Housing Barriers for Those with Criminal Records

Prison Policy Initiative Report: Reducing Housing Barriers for Those with Criminal Records

Exhaustive 50-State Report Analyzes True Cost of Prison and Jail Phone Calls

Exhaustive 50-State Report Analyzes True Cost of Prison and Jail Phone Calls

Correctional Officers Across U.S. Refusing to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine

Correctional Officers Across U.S. Refusing to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine

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