The BET 100: 2020’s Social Justice Warriors of The Year
The BET 100 Entertainers And Innovators Of The Year | Social Justice And LGBTQ+ Warriors. Meet the individuals who fearlessly fought against inequality and racial injustice.
San Quentin must release or transfer half its prisoners because of lack of COVID care, court rules
Finding that state officials have acted with “deliberate indifference” to the health of prisoners at San Quentin, a state appeals is ordering at least half of the prison’s 2,900 inmates transferred or released.
California Legislature Passes Bill to Allow Ex-Inmates to Become Firefighters
California lawmakers passed a bill on Monday that would allow former inmates to pursue careers as firefighters after their incarcerations.
“I Don’t Want to Die in Prison.”
This white paper presents an evidence-based case for decarceration as the only humane and meaningful response to the COVID-19 pandemic in prison.
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons
The Marshall Project is collecting data on COVID-19 infections in state and federal prisons. See how the virus has affected correctional facilities where you live.
California severely short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps
As California enters another dangerous fire season, the COVID-19 pandemic has depleted the ranks of inmate fire crews that are a key component of the state’s efforts to battle out-of-control wildfires.
“It’s Like a Horror Movie”: Trapped Inside San Quentin During an Explosion of COVID-19
San Quentin is currently the site of one of country’s worst COVID-19 clusters, with 1,300 prisoners and 184 staff having tested positive for the coronavirus as of July 7. At least six prisoners have died from the virus.
Sheriffs team with Jay-Z and Van Jones to deliver masks to every jail in US
In a remarkable private venture, the nation’s sheriffs have joined with some leading criminal justice reform advocates, such as Jay-Z and Van Jones, to deliver masks and other personal protective equipment to every jail in America.
Will the Coronavirus Make Us Rethink Mass Incarceration?
Community groups have pointed out the social costs of the prison system for decades. Now the pandemic has exposed its public-health risks.
Common’s #WeMatterToo Push Urges Jail Releases Amid Virus
The campaign, dubbed #WeMatterToo, is urging authorities to immediately release people who have served the vast majority of their sentences, especially if they have underlying health conditions
#AnswerTheCall Jack Dorsey: $10M to get PPE to every prison & jail in America
REFORM Alliance spoke with more than 20 people about what they’re looking forward to when this pandemic is all over. Turns out, we all want the same things. Watch until the end #AnswerTheirCall
Tyrone’s Letters from inside #covid-19
“In recent days it has come to my attention that they are housing people that has tested positive for the Coronavirus, in the unit next to me. I am steaming right now, because I am really on the verge of having to make a decision; Do I choose freedom over my health or health over my freedom…”
70% of inmates test positive for coronavirus at Lompoc federal prison
The number of inmates infected with the coronavirus at a federal prison in Lompoc, Calif., shot up to 792 this week, making it the largest federal penitentiary outbreak in the nation…