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Valley State Prison Hosts Historic Walkathon, Showcasing Rehabilitation and Redemption Behind Bars
Source: Associated Press Published on 2025-02-25
Oakland joins ‘Day Without Immigrants’ to protest nationwide deportation efforts
Source: KALW-FM Published on 2025-02-03
Prop. 36 drug and theft felonies to force millions in state cuts, projection shows
Source: Los Angeles Times Published on 2025-01-18
Public safety: Beyond more jails and police
Source: Houston Defender Published on 2025-01-15
California Fiscal Choices Under Fire: Wildfires, Prison Costs and Budget Priorities
Source: Davis Vanguard Published on 2025-01-15
As Many Californians Fled Potential Tsunami, Inmates Unable To Prepare
Source: Patch.com Published on 2024-12-11
How California’s Embrace of a Tough-on-Crime Measure May Undo a Decade of Reform
Source: Bolts Published on 2024-12-02
Letter: 36 Organizations Call Alameda Supes To Appoint DA Who Opposes DP, Will Address Office Bias
Source: Davis Vanguard Published on 2024-11-24
California’s progressive facade just cracked. Now what?
Source: Reckon Published on 2024-11-18
'Solidarity is all we got:' Oakland activists mobilize after disappointing election - Oakland North
Source: Oakland North Published on 2024-11-16
Activistas en California lamentan el rechazo de la propuesta que habría prohibido el trabajo forzado en las cárceles
Source: Telemundo 52 Los Angeles (KVEA-TV) Published on 2024-11-14
How California Got Convinced to Lock More People Up
Source: The Intercept Published on 2024-11-09
Why Many Eligible Voters in Jail Can’t Cast a Ballot
Source: KQED Published on 2024-11-04
Would Prop. 36 reduce retail theft and drug offenses, or would it just punish harshly without deterring crime? - Oakland North
Source: Oakland North Published on 2024-11-02
Variety of propositions on Nov. 5 ballot
Source: Our Weekly Published on 2024-10-31