Monday, July 30, 2012

60% of Louisana prison doctors have been disciplined

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Wow. " 60 percent of prison doctors have been disciplined SF Gate – Associated Press Nearly two-thirds of the doctors working in...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Book Review: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable

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For years I have been assigning portions of the classic Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley , to my Theoretical Criminology ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

County Sherrifs Allowed to Release Terminally Ill Inmates

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SB 1462 , proposed by Mark Leno, passed today in the Senate. It authorizes sheriffs to release inmates from county jail for transfer to a ho...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

MORE BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Strikes Down Portions of Arizona Anti-Immigration Bill

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SB1070 protest poster, courtesy NuevaRaza In another momentous decision, the Supreme Court has struck down portions of Arizona Senate Bi...

BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Rules Life Without Parole for Juveniles Unconstitutional

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Evan Miller. Image courtesy The North Star News. In a 5-4 decision this morning in Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs , the Supreme ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Three Strikes Reform Initiative Approved for Ballot

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The initiative to allow voters to reform the Three Strikes Law has qualified to be on the 2012 California ballot. What is this about? Th...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Goldberg: Realignment Works

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I love the "freeways" analogy in today's excellent op-ed from former assemblymember Jackie Goldberg! Viewpoints: Fear mongers...
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