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California jails are holding thousands fewer people, but far more are dying in them

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Nigel Duara, CalMatters and Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters Mar 25, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to address a rise in jail deaths early in his administration. Since then, fentanyl overdoses and suicides have death rates at historic highs.

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Friendlier prison guards? Why Gavin Newsom’s advisers want them at San Quentin

Avatar photo by Nigel Duara, CalMatters Jan 9, 2024Jan 9, 2024
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No way out: Why a mentally disabled man was jailed nine years awaiting a murder trial that never happened

by CalMatters Dec 18, 2022Dec 16, 2022
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Mentally ill prisoners in California are three times likelier to get shuffled around

by CalMatters Nov 25, 2022Nov 21, 2022
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Prison rehab: Can California learn anything from Norway?

by CalMatters Jun 11, 2022Jun 10, 2022
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An ex-DUI prosecutor is now helping people who’ve suffered under the justice system

Avatar photo by Jackie Rae Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
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Don’t forget the abused little boy behind a convicted killer, family says

Avatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck Feb 26, 2022Feb 26, 2022
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An accused murderer reimagined mental health treatment in jail; should he get leniency?

Avatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck Oct 13, 2021Oct 15, 2021
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Intern-led criminal justice summit to feature Sheriff Villanueva, other prominent law enforcement figures

Avatar photo by Cheantay Jensen Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
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California panel calls for overhaul of sentencing laws

Avatar photoby The Associated PressFeb 9, 2021

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