by Web Editor | Feb 26, 2017 | LWOP Working Group, News
Posted on February 25, 2017 To: People interested in the fate of young adults sentenced to LWOP From: The LWOP Working Group, including among others: Joel Aguilar, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, formerly incarcerated LWOP Scott Budnick, Anti-Recidivism Coalition Elizabeth...
by Web Editor | Sep 26, 2016 | Articles, News
This is from the L.A. Times: Heated debate over tougher punishment for sex crimes as some worry it could unfairly affect California’s minorities By Jazmine Ulloa, Sept. 9, 2016 Outside the Santa Clara County Jail this month, U.S. Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez...
by Web Editor | Sep 26, 2016 | Articles, News
August 30, 2016 The Honorable Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Assembly Bill 1909 (Lopez) Dear Governor Brown: The Fair Chance Project requests your signature on Assembly Bill 1909 (Lopez). This bill creates criminal...
by Web Editor | Aug 27, 2016 | Articles, News, Reports, Studies
Defining Violence: reducing incarceration by rethinking America’s approach to violence A report by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI), August 2016 Read the whole report here. SUMMARY From the White House to statehouses around the country, there is more support than...
by Web Editor | Aug 27, 2016 | Articles, News, Reports, Studies
Community Cages: Profitizing community corrections and alternatives to incarceration American Friends Service Committee, August 2016, written by Caroline Isaacs, MSW Read the whole report: CommunityCages EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As states pursue sentencing reform efforts to...
