California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...
Prop. 36 drug and theft felonies to force millions in state cuts, projection shows
A new spending plan from the governor’s office for the upcoming fiscal year projects a relatively minimal impact to services ...
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The prison population is going up as prisons struggle with staffing and overpopulation
Oregon recriminalized drugs it had decriminalized, and California tightened penalties ... including increasing the prison population. BARKOW: Every law that increases sentences or makes prison ...
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How many of California’s incarcerated firefighters battling the wildfires are people of color?
As historic wildfires blaze a path of destruction across Los Angeles County in California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the flames. Since the fires began ...