California Correctional Crisis

The Bay Area lawyer chapter of the  American Constitution Society for Law and Policy  is holding an event , free and open to the public, on ...

More this morning from the Chron on the Era of Jerry: Governor Brown interferes with parole board recommendations of parole for lifers much...

The SF Chron reports : Gov. Jerry Brown announced today that he is dropping plans to build a new $356 million Death Row at San Quentin bec...

Two years ago we covered Troy Davis' probably wrongful conviction and his impending execution and participated in a day of action on hi...

Jerry Brown's traditional alliance with CCPOA, the prison guard union, has resumed, much to the chagrin of Republican lawmakers. The Chr...

Things are a'changing for the death penalty. After the good news from Illinois , we recently learned that Ohio is discussing an abolitio...

Today's Morning Mix on KPFA included an interesting coverage of the status quo regarding juvenile justice institutions in California. ...