Tag Archives: California State Prisons

The Economist: ‘America’s Elderly Prisoner Boom’

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Erik Schneider

“ Source:The Economist– growing old in a California prison. Thanks to ultra-long sentences, America’s 2.3m prisoners are getting older. Under the ‘Gold coats’ programme in California, younger inmates look after elderly ones… From The Economist A couple of things hit me … Continue reading →

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Prison Documentaries: Inside Pelican Bay State Prison

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

This piece was originally posted at FRS FreeSate Now Plus Pelican Bay State Prison houses some of the worst criminals in California. Which means some of the worst in the United States as well when you have cities like Los … Continue reading →

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CDC’s Worst Nightmare: Inside SuperMax

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  For me at least it is not a question of whether we need super max prisons or not. The answer is obvious of course we do with all the violent inmates and criminals that we have and … Continue reading →

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Prison Reform Movement: Rina Palta: ACLU: Counties Opting For Incarceration, Not Rehabilitation

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState California has so many people in their corrections system as far as inmates. And so many inmates that they are now under a court order to reduce the size of their inmate population. Not by accident because they … Continue reading →

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MSNBC: Lockup- Corcoran State Prison

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now This is about the gladiator fights that went on at Corcoran State Prison in the California in the early and mid 1990s. That were run by Corcoran guards and set up by them. Where guards there would find … Continue reading →

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