California SHU Focus of Legislative HearingOctober 9, 2013 | Katie OrrMembers of the California legislature are focusing their attention on Security Housing Units within state prisons. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Gets One Month Repreive on Prisons OrderSeptember 24, 2013 | Katie OrrThe State of California will get an extra month to figure out how to reduce overcrowding in its prisons.
Steinberg Releases Separate Prison PlanAugust 28, 2013 | Katie OrrGovernor Jerry Brown may want to shift thousands of inmates around to create more space in California prisons. But Senate President Darrell Steinberg has another idea, which could be a problem for the governor. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Brown Presents Plan to Ease Prison OvercrowdingAugust 27, 2013 | Katie OrrThousands of California inmates may be transferred to other facilities in an effort to ease prison overcrowding. The plan from Governor Jerry Brown comes after multiple federal court orders. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Perez Vows Actions on Prison OvercrowdingAugust 26, 2013 | Katie OrrDemocratic Assembly Speaker John Perez says the California Legislature will vote on a plan that would ease prison overcrowding before the legislative session ends in September.
Prison Advocates Take Fight to State CapitolAugust 14, 2013 | Katie OrrAs an inmate hunger strike in California stretches on, prison reform advocates want the rest of us to know what it’s like inside a SHU. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
US Supreme Court Refuses To Delay Release of Thousands of California InmatesAugust 2, 2013 | Katie OrrThe US Supreme Court has refused to delay the release of thousands of inmates from California’s prisons.
Study: Juvenile Incarceration Rates Down in CaliforniaJune 18, 2013 | Katie OrrA new study shows California’s population of incarcerated juveniles dropped more than 35 percent over a ten year period. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
