Three months after being imprisoned for missing parole appointments and failing drug tests, a corrections bus scooped him up from San Quentin State Prison and dumped him a few blocks from his mother’s home just off Cutting Boulevard.
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Racial politics behind California’s prison walls may impact Richmond as much as any city, given the high proportion of residents who have had contact with the penal system. Former inmates and volunteers gave poignant video testimonials last month at Nevin Park.
Richmond police join forces with parole agents
A recent collaboration between Richmond Police and officials from state parole has given local law enforcement additional tools to monitor hundreds of the city’s parolees.
Making an IMPACT in North Richmond
For the teens and young adults who gathered on a rainy day last week in North Richmond, life has been a succession of struggles and temptations. But on this day, there would be rays of light.
Hazardous to our health
Richmond residents continue to struggle with elevated hazards to their health.
‘Most of my childhood memories were tragic events’
In a deeply personal essay, a Richmond teen describes the harrowing effects of violence and gang culture on his childhood, and his key to breaking free from the cycle.
The building blocks of a better community
When Captain Allwyn Brown speaks about public safety, he conveys the tenets of modern policing. The most important crime-reducing resource, Brown says, is the community he serves.
L.I.F.E. in the Iron Triangle
More than 100 residents turned out Saturday to see the newly-remodeled L.I.F.E. Center in the heart of the city’s Iron Triangle neighborhood. The L.I.F.E. Center is a community jewel, said pastor Sydney Keys, who also serves as director of the center.
Into the hurt zone, looking to heal
Peace outreach workers forged ahead with their mission in the Crescent Park apartments Friday night, even though their leader had to rush away after receiving word that tragedy had just struck close to home.
Inner unrest
An ongoing discrimination lawsuit filed by several black police officials against Police chief Chris Magnus and the city continues to inflame tensions, while the fight against crime goes on.