California Measure To End Forced Prison Labor Fails
Californians voted down Proposition 6, a ballot measure that eliminates the state’s constitutional provision that allows ...
Pair stole IDs of prison inmates to get $2.1 million in benefits in California, feds say
Two California residents are accused of stealing $2.1 million in COVID-19 jobless benefits using stolen identities of prison ...
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It used to be a notoriously violent California prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program
Cal Poly Humboldt’s bachelor’s program offers new opportunity to people incarcerated at maximum-security Pelican Bay State ...
California inmate accused of killing cellmate convicted of child trafficking
An inmate at a California's Kern Valley State Prison is accused of killing his cellmate, who was serving a life sentence with possibility of parole for multiple charges, including child trafficking.
Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
California lawmakers agreed to put Proposition 6 on the ballot at the urging of criminal justice advocates. Since 2018, at ...
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California’s Anti-Slavery Measure Failed, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue
Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Prop. 6.
Mother’s boyfriend convicted after Northern California boy, 6, fatally shot himself
Michael Marti, 34, was convicted Oct. 24 of willfully harming or injuring a child that’s likely to produce harm or death, ...
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California voters reject measure that would have prohibited forced prison labor
Associated Press/Report for AmericaCalifornia voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have amended ...
Anti-Slavery Measure Proposition 6 Fails, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue in California Prisons
The measure would have amended the state’s constitution to repeal language that allows involuntary servitude as a form of ...
Inmate fatally stabbed at North Kern State Prison, officials investigating
An inmate was stabbed to death at North Kern State Prison in Delano over the weekend, said the Kern County Coroner's Office.
California workers could lose deportation protections
President-elect Trump could ax a federal program that protects undocumented immigrants who are witnesses in workplace ...