Posts Tagged ‘prison’
Tales of Two Cities: Marked
This week’s episode features stories of people who are marked. Individuals tagged in some way and navigating the expectations that come along with their markings.
Read MoreCounty supervisors approve task force to combat criminal justice racial disparities
Last Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors took a step towards examining racial disparities in the county’s criminal justice system. At the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 12, the board unanimously approved the formation of a Disproportionate Minority Contact Task Force, comprised of county leaders.
Read MoreInmates walk free in Contra Costa County after Prop 47 passage
On Friday, Contra Costa County Judge Terri Mockler ordered the release of 15 inmates in an attempt to comply with new mandates set forth by Proposition 47.
Read MoreOnce behind bars, group advocates for prisoners coming home
When the door opened at West County Detention Facility for Tamisha Walker, it was dark. After six months in jail, Walker was free. But she was alone. No one was there to pick her up. All she had was a bus ticket and a bag. “You just get on a bus,” Walker said. “And it’s…
Read MoreContra Costa homeless shelters unsure about effects of realignment
As the state starts to release prisoners into the supervision of the counties, Contra Costa County’s homeless shelters – where former prisoners often end up because they don’t have family or their identity reestablished upon their release – aren’t sure what to expect. Cynthia Belon, the Contra Costa Director of Behavioral Health Services, said it’s…
Read MoreLocal children growing up without parents
Like thousands of children in Richmond, 12-year-old Jaquan Smith has lost a parent to crime and imprisonment. The boy lives with family friends in Parchester Village.
Read MorePrison University at San Quentin Prison
An innovative and in many ways unique educational program is flourishing on the other side of the Richmond-San Rafael bridge, in an institution through which many of Richmond’s sons have cycled over the years.
Read MorePrison’s revolving door
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.
Read More‘Redemptive’ reception for outreach in North Richmond
It’s a neighborhood that has absorbed hard knocks over the years, but at a community-building block party in North Richmond on Saturday the vibe was strictly soulful sounds and sweet sentiments.
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