29 Sep 2014
Governor Jerry Brown Signs AB 1276!SACRAMENTO, CA – This past weekend California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1276 Youth Offenders: Security Placement authored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica). Members and leaders of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) co-sponsored this bill with Human Rights Watch and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey. AB 1276 requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to conduct committee-based, specialized review for persons …
10 Jun 2014
Something extraordinary is happening at Ironwood State PrisonI know a good movie when I see one, but recently I had a day that was more fascinating, inspiring and compelling than the greatest of films. And every minute of it was real. Picture driving on a desolate two-lane road, past one low flat building after another, before seeing the tall steel fences and razor wire that signal your …
