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“We have a right to know what goes on behind Prison Walls”

This post is based on a press release from the office of Assemblymember Tom Ammiano.

Assemblymember Tom Ammiano’s bill (D-San Francisco) to restore media access to prisoners, AB 1270, passed the California Assembly today. The bill would remove restrictions on pre-arranged in-person interviews with specific prison inmates.… Read more

California in Denial


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In a surprise to no one, federal judges blasted California officials for the state’s half-hearted plan to relieve prison overcrowding. California’s prisons are so bloated that prisoners are dying from medical neglect.

These are the same prisons facing a $1.2 billion cut from an astronomic budget… Read more