DOJ Confirms 24-Year Pattern of Sexual Abuse in California Women’s Prisons
A federal investigation has found an “unbroken pattern” of sexual misconduct by staff at California’s two women’s prisons spanning more than two decades, with formerly incarcerated women and advocates arguing the findings expose a correctional culture that has allowed abuse, retaliation and dehumanization to persist.
How I’m helping thousands rebuild their lives after prison
Each year, around two million women are released from prisons and jails in the US, many with nowhere to go. Susan Burton knows this firsthand: after cycling in and out of prison for years, she finally found a safe place to land ... and made it her mission to offer others the same. She shares how she's helping thousands rebuild their lives — and changing the way we think about second chances.
A ‘Game Changer’ for Incarcerated Students: Funds Help University of Mississippi Expand Prison-to-College Pipeline Services, Staff, and Courses
The University of Mississippi's Prison-to-College Pipeline Program received a $150,000 grant from the Laughing Gull Foundation! Our founder Ms. Susan Burton discussed her memoir with program students.
The 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) incentivizes States to terminate parental rights and accelerate adoption at the expense of the rights and best interests of parents and removed children. The ASFA does this by offering States funding for each adopted foster child.
In LA County, most people leave probation with thousands of dollars in unpaid probation fees. However, under our existing laws, anyone who makes all the monthly payments as required by their probation officer should have no probation fees left at the end. What gives?
This report explores civil assessment fees, a type of poverty penalty charged to people who miss a deadline to pay or appear in court. One of the highest and most common fees in California, it is a $300 hidden fee charged to people in cases involving anything from a traffic ticket to a felony.
