“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela Although technology is slowly becoming more widespread in...
Educational and Rehabilitative Correspondence Programs for Prisoners
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What We Do
We have a wide range of programs to help formerly incarcerated men and women become positive forces in the lives of their communities.
About Us
Led by liberated lifers, we are organized around the demand for just sentencing laws and fair parole practices. We integrate incarcerated men and women back into society and help build strong, self-sustaining communities.
Take Action
Educating and supporting those in prison and their families, we engage the state legislature and Governor for fair sentencing laws and parole policies .
PRISON POLICY NEWS
Prison Policy Initiative What's new on all of the Prison Policy Initiative websites
- When bad policies spread: The expansion of the "sex offense registry" model to other convictions
by Prison Policy Initiative on August 11, 2026Added When bad policies spread: The expansion of the "sex offense registry" model to other convictions to the Prison Policy Blog. Shaming doesn't prevent crime.
- Welcome to our Creator-in-Residence, Marci Marie Simmons!by Prison Policy Initiative on August 11, 2026
Added Welcome to our Creator-in-Residence, Marci Marie Simmons! to the Prison Policy Blog. Marci will work with the Prison Policy Initiative team to create […]
- Death by incarceration:by Prison Policy Initiative on August 11, 2026
The Prison Policy Initiative Research Library was updated with a link to Death by incarceration: Detention duration, overdose, and COVID-19 in Los Angeles […]
- "Because I was a criminal and drug addict.": Experiences of anti-Black gendered racism and reproductive injusticeby Prison Policy Initiative on August 11, 2026
The Prison Policy Initiative Research Library was updated with a link to "Because I was a criminal and drug addict.": Experiences of anti-Black gendered racism […]
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2023 Statistics from the Prison Policy Initiative report Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023
Recent News
California Supreme Court reverses death sentence
SOURCE: courthousenews.com California Supreme Court reverses death sentence of man convicted of murder in 1991 gang-involved shootings Margaret Attridge...
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
PPIC released a new survey. Here are some interesting tidbits: Only 2% of Californians believe crime is the most important issue facing them today. (Down from...
Think Outside The Cage
A podcast about the Prison Industrial Complex,
and the twisted roads that lead to it.
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