Dems Claim to Oppose Mass Incarceration, But Blue State Commutations Are Falling
Commutations plummeted from 2020 record highs in California and Illinois. Are presidential ambitions to blame?
San Quentin Is Decaying. California Has No Clear Plan to Fix It
The prison will be turned into a new-age rehabilitation center, but over $1 billion in maintenance needs are being neglected.
California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful
By Dave Maass and Jennifer Pinsof / Electronic Frontier Foundation California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a legal interpretation and guidance for law enforcement agencies around the state that…
Kaiser’s Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs
A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.
[rewind] Kevin Cooper: My Experience With the Death Penalty
On February 9, 2004, Kevin Cooper came within 3 hours and 45 minutes of being murdered by the state of California. In this essay, Cooper recounts his experience with the…
Built on the Bodies of Native Californians
Watch Bob Scheer’s interview w/ Tony Platt on Scheer Intelligence By Dan Siegel / Original to ScheerPost The University of California brags that it brought “light to the darkness” –…
[rewind] Indigenous Peoples Day: A Look Back at America’s History of Genocide
UCLA history professor Benjamin Madley’s book An American Genocide: The United States and the California Catastrophe 1846-1873 details the killing of tens of thousands of Native Americans as the state…
Newsom to Pick Laphonza Butler, EMILY’s List Head, to Fill Senate Seat on an Interim Basis
The California governor is set to announce that Butler will replace longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein, fulfilling a promise to name a Black woman to the seat.
US Home Insurers Are Leaving Climate Risk Areas. We Need Affordable Housing Now
When the US housing crisis meets the looming insurance crisis, only government intervention will avert catastrophe
Newsom Vetoed Bill Restricting California Prison Transfers to ICE
California was one signature away from placing restrictions on prison transfers to ICE. Gov. Newsom blocked the action, even though it faced no opposition and had supermajority votes.
California Inmates Accuse Prison Commissaries of Price Gouging
Food, toiletries and over-the-counter medicines have been marked up so high that many prisoners are simply priced out.
No Help for California Youths Denied Mental Health Care
As insurers reject coverage amid soaring anxiety and depression, a bill to help children and teens is quietly killed.
Bill Restricting California Prison Transfers to ICE Heading to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
The HOME Act has been passed by the California Senate and is headed to Governor Newsom’s desk.
Double Punishment: California Prisons Set Up Thousands of People to be Detained and Deported by ICE—Including Citizens
The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation places restrictions on “foreign-born” people and transfers thousands of them to ICE for deportation instead of allowing them to parole.
Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming to California Schools Soon
But Will It Lead to Media Literacy Education or Corporate Indoctrination?