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Mission District
fromMission Local
1 day ago

S.F. probation department's new van hits the streets

The San Francisco probation department's mobile unit aims to assist homeless individuals on probation with essential services and resources.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Young adults facing life or indeterminate sentences almost doubles in a decade

The number of young adults receiving life sentences has nearly doubled in a decade, raising concerns about their mental health and future prospects.
SF politics
fromTruthout
1 day ago

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

California's prison reform focuses on expensive new facilities rather than effective rehabilitation, with minimal budget allocation for actual rehabilitation programs.
Non-profit organizations
fromMission Local
18 hours ago

San Quentin among 8 California prisons that could lose decades-old arts programs

The William James Association faces funding cuts, risking the continuation of arts programs in California prisons, particularly at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
Washington DC
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.

Solitary confinement work is demoralizing and involves invasive strip searches, contributing to severe mental health issues among incarcerated individuals.
Social justice
fromSan Jose Spotlight
3 days ago

Op-ed: Faith-based resource centers are trailblazers in reentry work - San Jose Spotlight

April is Second Chance Month, focusing on reducing barriers for individuals reentering society after incarceration.
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

France jails ex-Lido feather artist for rape, assault of minors

The first victim, now 33, said he had dreamt of becoming a dancer when he met de Roo aged 14. He had hoped the artist would guide him after growing up with a depressive mother and absent father. Instead the artist groomed him, the investigation showed.
Paris food
#parenting
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

My Daughter Has Been Framed for Something She Didn't Do. My Husband Thinks She Should Just Accept the Punishment.

Middle schoolers should be involved in decisions about their conflicts and how to address misunderstandings with peers and school authorities.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
Parenting

Help! My Daughter Almost Went to Jail in High School. Now Her Worst Influence Is Back to Torment Us All.

Parents must set and enforce firm household boundaries to protect a young adult from harmful friends who caused past criminal and financial consequences.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

My Daughter Has Been Framed for Something She Didn't Do. My Husband Thinks She Should Just Accept the Punishment.

Middle schoolers should be involved in decisions about their conflicts and how to address misunderstandings with peers and school authorities.
Law
fromPoynter
3 days ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
US news
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Worcester man gets 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting minors

Antonio Merced was sentenced to 30 years for sexually abusing three children and possessing child pornography.
#rikers-island
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago
Public health

Op-Ed | NYC needs a new understanding of community safety that only starts by closing Rikers amNewYork

Brooklyn
fromCity & State NY
5 days ago

Where does each borough-based jail project stand?

Rikers Island is set to be replaced by four borough-based jails, but the project is over budget and behind schedule.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago
Public health

Op-Ed | NYC needs a new understanding of community safety that only starts by closing Rikers amNewYork

fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Prison guard and gang jailed over contraband plot

Jason Thompson, a guard at HMP Isis, was suspended as the Metropolitan Police investigated his involvement in smuggling drugs and contraband into the prison. He was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy and misconduct.
UK news
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

Prisons in England and Wales face a crisis with high violence, staff shortages, and inadequate reforms, necessitating urgent government action.
London politics
fromIndependent
5 days ago

Dublin armed robber reveals secret life and remorse after 20 years on the run

A man who committed 13 hotel robberies received a suspended sentence after nearly 20 years on the run and significant personal rehabilitation.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school

The school knows that they have this deepfake issue, and they all of a sudden add this clause to their enrollment contracts. That to me seems a little disingenuous and unfair, and it doesn't seem like someone's apologizing.
Education
Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

The Horrifying Secret of the Child Detention Center We Shared as Detainee and Warden

The Cheltenham Youth Detention Center has a troubling history of racial segregation and a lack of memorial for children who died in custody.
UK politics
fromReadWrite
1 week ago

Australia gambling reform delay sparks youth harm fears

Public health advocates demand urgent government action on gambling reform to protect young Australians from harm and advertising exposure.
#child-exploitation
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
NYC parents

Former Boston Public Schools teacher sentenced to 10 years in prison for child exploitation

fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
NYC parents

Former Boston Public Schools teacher sentenced to 10 years in prison for child exploitation

fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

Cypress Hills shooting: Men sentenced in Brooklyn

Joshua Bonilla was sentenced to 32 years to life, and Bryant Perez, identified by prosecutors as the getaway driver, received 20 years to life after pleading guilty.
Brooklyn
London politics
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Five members of Dublin gang jailed for total of 34 years for torture of man 'that bypasses any notion of humanity'

Five gang members received 34 years in prison for torturing Barry Moore, including waterboarding and branding him with a hot iron.
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

NYC is looking to hire a 'jails czar' to help close Rikers

The high-ranking role comes with a $180,000 to $230,000 salary, the listing states, and "will serve as a trusted advisor to the mayor, first deputy mayor, and the administration's senior leadership on all matters related to the closing of Rikers."
New York City
Law
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Lurie wants to be tough on crime-but won't pay for the impacts on defendants - 48 hills

Increased arrests and prosecutions in San Francisco are costly, leading to understaffed public defense and potential legal ethics violations.
#prison-reform
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Most offenders facing up to a year in jail in England and Wales will now likely receive suspended sentences under new reforms.
US news
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

A Criminal-Justice Activist's Baffling Crime

Prison-reform activist Alexander Friedmann was arrested for secretly smuggling weapons and tools into Nashville's new jail during construction, despite his prominent reputation in criminal-justice reform circles.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Most offenders facing up to a year in jail in England and Wales will now likely receive suspended sentences under new reforms.
US news
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

A Criminal-Justice Activist's Baffling Crime

Prison-reform activist Alexander Friedmann was arrested for secretly smuggling weapons and tools into Nashville's new jail during construction, despite his prominent reputation in criminal-justice reform circles.
#criminal-justice
California
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom's law grants parole to pedo with 300-year sentence

A California sex offender convicted of molesting multiple children faces early release under a 2020 law allowing parole for inmates 50+ who served 20+ years, sparking criticism of the elderly parole system.
SF parents
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

Court Overturns 2017 Conviction of Morgan Hill Teen's Accused Killer

An appeals court overturned Antolin Garcia Torres's 2012 murder conviction in the Sierra LaMar case, barring prosecutors from using certain legal theories in any retrial.
California
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom's law grants parole to pedo with 300-year sentence

A California sex offender convicted of molesting multiple children faces early release under a 2020 law allowing parole for inmates 50+ who served 20+ years, sparking criticism of the elderly parole system.
SF parents
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

Court Overturns 2017 Conviction of Morgan Hill Teen's Accused Killer

An appeals court overturned Antolin Garcia Torres's 2012 murder conviction in the Sierra LaMar case, barring prosecutors from using certain legal theories in any retrial.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Empathy and Juvenile Crime

Mirror neurons are specialized brain cells that fire during both performing and observing actions, forming the neurobiological basis of empathy and influencing human behavior and decision-making.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Ministers look to emulate Spanish youth custody where inmates do art and play sport

The Independent focuses on critical issues like reproductive rights and youth prison reform, emphasizing the need for accessible journalism.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

Coming out behind bars: Man reveals how prison helped him embrace his true self - Queerty

A man serving 15 years to life found personal freedom and self-acceptance as a gay man in prison, inspired by the film Moonlight to come out to everyone in his life.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Poet and children's defense advocate boosts off-ramps' in family court system | amNewYork

Jose Perez, a poet and activist who experienced foster care and incarceration, advocates for community-based programs and mentorship to break the foster care-to-prison pipeline.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Governors warn of increasing violence of nothing-to-lose' inmates attacking notorious prisoners

As prison sentences have become longer, and as more prisoners are given whole-life tariffs or given minimum sentences of 20, 30 or 40 years, it is harder to persuade them to hold back on their violent instincts. They have nothing to lose. If you are serving a long sentence, you can feel as if you don't have a life ahead of you—your family may well have disowned you, your relationships may have broken down.
UK news
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

This Is Why Criminal Justice Needs Number Nerds - Above the Law

Data-driven evidence, not ideology, should guide criminal justice reform through incentive-based systems and rigorous testing of policies.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Man Who Broke Into Jail

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville's new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, and in two weeks the still empty jail would take in about seven hundred inmates. While contractors were finishing their work, Conrad, a senior correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was organizing equipment: handheld radios, handcuffs, and keys.
US news
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Exclusive | Minor loophole: NYC Council bill could prevent 'young people' who commit crimes from getting arrested

A far-left Brooklyn pol is hoping the third time's a charm with socialist Zohran Mamdani now NYC mayor as she pushes legislation that could give "young people" carte blanche to commit crimes without fear of being arrested. The legislation, reintroduced for a third time on Jan. 29 by Democratic Councilwoman Crystal Hudson, would require that "young people" be "diverted" to "community-based organizations to receive services in lieu of criminal enforcement."
US politics
#parole-board
Law
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Parole rate is up in Mass., including for people with life sentences

Massachusetts parole rates increased in 2024, with life sentence parole rates rising from 57% to 72%, largely due to the Mattis court decision prohibiting life sentences without parole for offenders under 21.
Law
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Parole rate is up in Mass., including for people with life sentences

Massachusetts parole rates increased in 2024, with life sentence parole rates rising from 57% to 72%, largely due to the Mattis court decision prohibiting life sentences without parole for offenders under 21.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Notorious pedophile slapped with new charges just hours before he was due to be released from prison

A convicted serial child predator facing early release under California's elder parole law was arrested on new charges hours before his scheduled release, based on a previously unprosecuted 1996 child sexual assault case.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Supporting Youth at Risk With Empathic Intervision

Empathic intervision in youth support groups cultivates integrative empathy, building resilience, belonging, and agency through structured dialogue, deep listening, and practical empathic skills.
Venture
fromFortune
1 month ago

Defy Ventures teaches entrepreneurship in prisons. It changed how I think about founders | Fortune

Entrepreneurship training in prisons humanizes incarcerated people by reframing them as entrepreneurs-in-training and teaching business skills applicable to legal enterprises.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Therapy, remorse: A look at how 'monster' child molester got parole and new efforts to alter law

He abused these children horrifically. He stole their childhoods. Someone that does these type of things, they don't deserve a second chance in life.
California
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Charles Bronson releases letter from prison ahead of parole hearing

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Op-Ed | Do rehabilitation programs in prison help, both legally and personally? amNewYork

RDAP is a voluntary program that lasts between nine and 12 months (ordinarily, it requires roughly 38 weeks to complete in five-day workweeks, three-hour-a-day segments). The 500-hour program strives to educate inmates on the dangers of addiction. Most importantly, relapse prevention is stressed with the goal of helping inmates during post-release stay clean and sober to avoid reoffending. Congress appropriates more than $100 million annually for RDAP.
Public health
#prison-education
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

IPP prisoners trapped under dystopian' UK jail system, major report to UN warns

IPP prisoners serve excessive sentences averaging 516% of their minimum terms, constituting cruel and degrading treatment that violates human rights, requiring immediate abolition or case review.
New York Islanders
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

Opinion: A Safer New York Starts With Community, Not Incarceration

New York must prioritize affordable housing, services, and scaled alternatives to incarceration so jail becomes a last resort and safety relies on support, not punishment.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

'That man is a monster,' California serial child molester granted parole. Victims are outraged

A convicted child kidnapper and molester from Sacramento has been granted elderly parole and is expected to be released despite victims' objections.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment

"Prolonged Incarceration of Children Due to Mental Health Care Shortages,"
Mental health
Social justice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Opinion: A California diversion program saved her from prison and dying young

Community-based diversion with behavioral health, job training, and supports can break cycles of trauma and incarceration and enable educational and professional recovery.
Brooklyn
fromBushwick, NY Patch
1 month ago

Man Who Forced Brooklyn Teens Into Prostitution Sentenced To Prison, DA Says

A 35-year-old Bushwick man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking multiple victims including three teenage girls, receiving an eight-year prison sentence and five years' supervision.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Let Teens Exist in Public

My local Target was the first place I noticed the shift. One day, a few years ago, a sign appeared: red text on white paper announcing that no one under 18 would be allowed in without an adult. Before the poster, every weekday afternoon, clots of teens would move through the arteries of the store, occasionally blocking them. The kids would laugh among themselves, swatch makeup on their arms, peruse the candy offerings.
US politics
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Safe spaces needed for drug-addicted children, say grieving mums

State provision for under-18 residential drug treatment is inadequate, leaving many adolescents without timely, effective care.
Social justice
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Restorative Justice Works at the Psychological Level

Restorative justice rebuilds trust through attentive listening, sustained presence, and community-centered processes that prioritize responsibility and repair over punishment.
#murder
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

The Alaska Department of Corrections does not provide comprehensive access to this life saving medication. "I'm gonna give you a little pinch," Spencer said, sliding the needle into a fold of skin on the patient's belly for the subcutaneous injection. Alaska's not an outlier. Despite the fact that those recently released from incarceration are some of the most vulnerable to dying from drug overdose, addiction experts say that many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment.
Public health
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

East Bay juvenile, 4 others arrested after police chase

A Vallejo vehicle pursuit resulted in recovery of three loaded firearms; five occupants detained, three juveniles, and two adults booked into Solano County custody.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales

Record offender recalls have surged; many deliberately breach licence terms to return and traffic drugs while early-release rules and overcrowding reduce support and housing.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Poor decisions in extending prison lease, MPs say

A £4m-a-year lease for HMP Dartmoor was signed despite known radon risks, causing projected £68m remediation costs and creating uncertain value for taxpayers.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Wrongly released sex offender admits crimes

Metropolitan Police A convicted sex offender who was accidentally released from prison has pleaded guilty to burglary and carrying a knife. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, became the centre of a manhunt in November after he was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth while on remand awaiting trial for the offences. On Tuesday, Kaddour-Cherif appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court and admitted breaking into a garage in Walthamstow, east London and stealing bikes in January 2024.
UK news
Social justice
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

Opinion: Real Public Safety Comes from Support, Not Jail Cells

Systematic disinvestment in neighborhoods, not juvenile justice reform, drives youth violence by removing supportive resources and trusted adults.
Law
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 months ago

California high school shooter ruling follows evolving approach to juvenile offenders

Changes in California juvenile law and appellate rulings could make Charles Andy Williams eligible for resentencing and likely release after his lengthy youth sentence.
California
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
1 month ago

A California school shooter may win release. Other young offenders know what he faces.

California's youth-sentencing laws assume teenagers think differently than adults, leading to resentencing that can transform de facto life sentences into juvenile-limited custody.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Man faces further child sexual offence charges

Vincent Chan, 45, has been charged with 15 further offences including sexual assault, voyeurism and taking indecent images of children.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

I am not beyond redemption': Facing possible prison time, ex-Antioch cop reflects on a life of hardship

He describes turning to steroids after several spine injuries in the line of duty, the nightmares that haunt him from the day a tried to save a 2-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool, and the fateful morning where FBI armored cars drove onto his lawn and burst into his home with flashbang grenades while he poured milk into his kids' cereal bowls.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
10 years ago

Ex-law student gets 7 year sentence for hitting man with car in Oakland

The charges against Zato stem from an incident in which she plowed into 27-year-old James Roda of Oakland with her 1984 Mercedes-Benz while he was in the middle of 14th Street between Madison and Oak streets shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2013. Zato's lawyer, Megan Burns, said in her closing argument in November that Zato struck Roda under duress because she faced an imminent threat from a group of men who had beaten her and robbed her of her cellphone in front of the Oakland Public Library.
California
Law
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

People awaiting trial in Alameda County now have better access to resources

Alameda County launched an expanded pretrial services program connecting defendants awaiting trial to case managers and community resources to reduce recidivism.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

'I nearly died on the streets - then found a new family'

"I thought I was going to die in the street on this day." Moses describes the moment his health deteriorated to the point where he collapsed outside Victoria Station, having lived on the streets for several months. "I was there for maybe one hour on my knees with my suitcase, and crying in a lot of pain. I was broken." Moses now says he has found a "new family" at the Salvation Army church in Chalk Farm but is still trying to find a permanent home.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Sex offenders should tell police about pregnancies, review finds

Baby Victoria's body was found in a shopping bag in Brighton in 2023, after her parents concealed her birth and went on the run in an attempt to avoid contact with social services. Marten and Gordon, a convicted rapist, were both sentenced to 14 years for gross negligence manslaughter last year. The review, chaired by Sir David Holmes, sought to identify missed safeguarding opportunities, and to learn lessons from what the review called the "extreme case" of baby Victoria's death.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Ex-referee sentenced over child image offence

Former Premier League referee David Coote received a nine-month suspended sentence and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order for making a category A indecent image.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Wrongly freed sex offender admits biting police

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif admitted biting two off-duty police officers during an attempted arrest at Blackhorse Road Underground station.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

James Bulger killer Jon Venables to have latest bid for freedom heard by Parole Board

Child killer Jon Venables is set to have his latest bid for freedom heard by the Parole Board. The 43-year-old, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will have his case heard by parole chiefs at an oral hearing more than two years after his last appeal. In 2023, the Parole Board rejected the bid and found he still posed a danger to children and could go on to offend again.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

UK government drops plans to publish photos and names of offenders under community orders

Ministers abandoned plans to publish names and photos of people ordered to complete unpaid community work after concerns about humiliating offenders' children and probation criticism.
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