$3.5 Million Settlement in Sacramento Jail Death
The fatal overdose of a homeless man at a Sacramento County jail is one of multiple deaths in which staff have been accused ...
California sheriff puts inmates to work at taxpayers’ benefit
A California county is seeing success and saving taxpayers over $1 million by creating a farm that is taken care of by inmates and used for inmates.
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
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'Volunteer Jail': 7 things to know about the failure of California's homeless shelters
That’s nearly twice as many deaths as California jails saw during the same period. Catherine Moore moved into an Anaheim shelter after getting clean in an area jail and found the two experiences ...
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The Big Business of Bad Prison Food
Privatization of prison food isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s growing substantially. According to one market analysis, the industry was worth almost $3.2 billion in 2022 in the United States alone, ...