Playing Solitaire: What I Learned in Five Months in Jail
"I devoured books, being transported to their various settings and becoming fully engrossed ...
19
Jan
21
Oct
Nonpartisan Event Reminds Residents ‘Pittsburg Can Vote 2’
Pittsburg residents could register to vote for the upcoming election or meet and hear from local candidates at the first Pittsburg Can Vote 2 event....
22
May
‘Each of Us Is More Than the Worst Thing We’ve Ever Done’: Clean Slate Day Helps People Overcome Their Mistakes
The Reentry Success Center and Public Defender’s Office co-hosted Clean Slate Day on May 17 to help formerly incarcerated people get a fresh start....
15
Apr
Sacramento Lawmakers Step Up Push for ‘Smart Solutions’ on Crime, Public Safety
The #SmartSolutions Public Safety Policy Platform addresses concerns of retailers, retail workers, the fentanyl crisis, and support for victims of crime....
27
Jun
Richmond Man Facing 220 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Parole, Probation Orgs
A former CEO from Richmond was convicted on 44 felony counts Friday for a scheme that defrauded reentry organizations that help people on parole or probation...
11
Apr
Community Leaders Honored for Making Change Happen at the Grassroots
Three organizers who recently won James Irvine Foundation 2023 Leadership Awards spoke on Ethnic Media Services’ weekly national news briefing April 7....
20
Apr
‘Start With Step One’: Clean Slate Day Clears Records Again
The annual Clean Slate Day helps people get their lives back on track by providing opportunities to get criminal records cleared and other services....
15
Nov
Clean Slate Day Helps Formerly Incarcerated People ‘Get Back on Track’
The event helps people move on from the criminal justice system by providing support and key services, including the opportunity to have their records cleared....
05
May
After 17 Years, Contra Costa Man Gets Reduced Prison Sentence
A man who was originally sentenced to 27 years in prison has become the first Contra Costa County inmate to see their sentence reduced under AB 2942....
24
Nov
Continuing To Provide a Safe Return in Richmond
Through the Richard Boyd Fellowship, the Safe Return Project helps the formerly incarcerated understand their trauma and become community leaders....
10
Aug
Ballot Measure Considers Parolees Right to Vote
Prop 17 will ask Californians in November whether the state constitution should be amended to allow anyone who is out on parole and otherwise eligible to vote....
29
Jun
California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote
The Free the Vote Act will seek voters' approval in the November election to restore voting rights to former inmates who are free from incarceration but still on parole. ...
24
Jun
Walk in with a Record, Leave with a Clean Slate
Twenty minutes. That, Richmond resident Daryle Mason says, was how long it took for people at Clean Slate Day to scan his record and have it wiped out. He waited...
09
Jun
Re-Entry Activists Seek Ways to Support Formerly Incarcerated Youth
Richmond’s Safe Return Project’s newly released report, “Curbing The School to Prison Pipeline,” found that most young people impacted by the criminal justice system in West County do not receive...
24
Dec
Fellowship Program Seeks to Create a New Group of Community Activists
Five Richmond residents who have spent time behind bars are working not only to better their own lives but also to help people like them....
