Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Thank You for Supporting Homeboy Industries!

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I just donated the full amount raised by my marathon swim in Tampa Bay this weekend to Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. Thank you to all...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Today in the Senate: Abolishing Solitary for Juveniles?

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SB 61 , proposed by Leland Yee and scheduled to be voted on today in the Senate, aims at abolishing solitary confinement for juvenile inmate...
Friday, April 12, 2013

Three-Judge-Panel: State Must Comply with Population Reduction Order; Jerry Threatened with Contempt

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Image from CDCR's three-judge-panel page. A decision came out yesterday from the three-judge-panel that issued the original Plata v....

NYT Article on School-To-Prison-Pipeline

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Photo credit Michael Stravato for the New York Times. Today's New York Times story addresses the school-to-prison pipeline: The e...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Federal Court: Mental Health System Not Improved Enough - Special Master Stays

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We've been remiss in reporting the major development in the Coleman case - the counterpart to Plata that addressed the deficiencies in t...

Reporter Nancy Mullane on Death Row

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Photo courtesy Life of the Law. The fantastic website Life of the Law includes an insightful piece by Nancy Mullane about her visit to...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

A Fundraiser for Homeboy Industries

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As a few blog readers might know, when not fighting the California correctional ogre, I am an open water marathon swimmer. In 24 days, I wil...