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5 days ago | 
calmatters.org | Cayla Mihalovich
California prisons will make more use of canine searches on visitors and staff as they attempt to stem the flow of drugs and other contraband among the incarcerated population. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
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1 week ago | 
bakersfield.com | Cayla Mihalovich
Alameda County's new district attorney is rejecting her predecessor's recommendations to resentence people on death row - recommendations triggered by a historic review of systemic prosecutorial misconduct. Records obtained by CalMatters show at least four cases in which District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson has moved to withdraw resentencing motions filed under Pamela Price, who was recalled from office in November. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, CalMatters.
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1 week ago | 
sfgate.com | Cayla Mihalovich
“It’s absolutely disgraceful,” said Michael Collins, senior director at Color of Change, a racial justice organization that called on the Attorney General’s Office to support Price’s review and launch its own investigation. “It’s scandalous that this has happened and now they’re trying to bury the cases. The people whose lives were destroyed — the people who were given unconstitutional trials are not getting any indemnification.”“It was very disturbing,” said Price.
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1 week ago | 
apnews.com | Cayla Mihalovich
Alameda County’s new district attorney is rejecting her predecessor’s recommendations to resentence people on death row — recommendations triggered by a historic review of systemic prosecutorial misconduct. Records obtained by CalMatters show at least four cases in which District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson has moved to withdraw resentencing motions filed under Pamela Price, who was recalled from office in November.
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1 week ago | 
standard-journal.com | Cayla Mihalovich
Records obtained by CalMatters show at least four cases in which District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson has moved to withdraw resentencing motions filed under Pamela Price, who was recalled from office in November.
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2 weeks ago | 
messenger-inquirer.com | Cayla Mihalovich
Sacramento, CA (CalMatters)Groups that support California crime victims and attempt to reduce gun violence lost millions of dollars in grants when the Trump administration pulled funding. Dozens of California violence prevention and victim service programs, including ones to protect survivors of domestic violence and end sexual abuse in jails and prisons, are facing devastating cuts after the Trump administration abruptly pulled funding from them.
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4 weeks ago | 
bakersfield.com | Cayla Mihalovich
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4 weeks ago | 
apnews.com | Cayla Mihalovich
In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a serious risk of flooding. But neither prison, California State Prison, Corcoran or the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, had a robust evacuation plan on hand and ready for the looming disaster. Instead, the prisons developed a joint plan to transfer roughly 8,000 incarcerated people to other state prisons within 11 to 14 days — or longer.
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4 weeks ago | 
calmatters.org | Cayla Mihalovich
Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren’t ready to quickly evacuate prisoners. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
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4 weeks ago | 
plaindealerin.com | Cayla Mihalovich
In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a serious risk of flooding. But neither prison, California State Prison, Corcoran or the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, had a robust evacuation plan on hand and ready for the looming disaster. Instead, the prisons developed a joint plan to transfer roughly 8,000 incarcerated people to other state prisons within 11 to 14 days — or longer.
