Project Rebound at Sacramento State

For the past nine months, since the state closed its prisons from in-person visits to keep the coronavirus out, McDaniel and thousands of others across California have been unable to visit with their incarcerated loved ones, touch them, let alone see their faces, a reality that McDaniel said has been hard on families, especially during the holiday season. https://www.pe.com//complications-arise-as-video-calls-r/

On Dec. 21, 2020, Congress moved to lift the long-standing ban on federal student aid specifically, the Pell grant for those who are incarcerated. The decision comes after a long push for prison reforms that included calls for a greater emphasis on rehabilitation, reducing prison populations and making prison sentences less harsh.

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Amplifying Our Legislative Voices

Today George Gascón released special directive 20-14 to all deputy district attorneys in Los Angeles County, and in that directive are major changes to how their judicial system in that county operates. Below are further details: Bail LADA will no longer request cash bail for any misdemeanor, non-serious or non-violent felony offense. Until January 1, 2021, attorneys may request bail in the small subset of cases articulated as detention eligible in Article 1, Section 12 of ...Continue reading