The Department of Justice said 38-year-old Jesse Allen Lindsey, a transient with a last known address in Fontana,pleaded guiltyto one hate crime count in December 2024. Prosecutors said he was already instate prisonon an unrelated conviction when a feder...
Mass Incarceration, California Prison Realignment, y La EmeAlvarado, Richard A.Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies
Among the most high-profile measures are Proposition 3, which would enshrine the legal right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution; Proposition 32, which would increase the minimum wage to $18 an hour; and Proposition 36, which would increase penalties for some theft a...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime.
Those incarcerated in state prison or county jail battling the fires are able to reduce some time off their sentences by earning one or two days of credit for every day of work or training. They are trained and hired through the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Conservation Fire...
My name isPep Williams, and I’m a photographer from Los Angeles. I recently shot a project with the help of Leica called “Out of Bounds.” I’m one of the few photographers allowed to shoot inside a California state prison. I also did something never done before: because I’m a fo...
The California state legislature passed the End Slavery In California Act, which tees up a statewide vote this fall that could stop forced labor in prisons. In what some refer to as the “slavery loophole,” California is among 16 states that allow invol
Obispo, California State Prison Los Angeles County, and five prisons in the San Joaquin Valley (Avenal State Prison in Kings County, California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, and Kern Valley State Prison and North Kern State Prison in ...
especially when understanding your rights as an inmate. In California, prisoners are entitled to certain protections and rights despite incarceration. This article provides a comprehensive overview of these rights and how they are upheld within the state’s correctional facilities. If you or someone yo...
DISPOSITION: SENTENCE; 001; ARSON OF PROPERTY; SENTENCE; ADULT CONFINEMENT; TYPE: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; FACILITY: WASCO STATE PRISON; TERM TYPE: MIDDLE; TERM: 2 YEARS 0 MONTH The People of the State of California vs. Salvador Flores ...