Prisons Archives - 48 hills

Opinion

Prison—or programs that actually work?

eli dru - October 30, 2024

Prop. 36 would lock more people up—and undermine proven solutions that break the cycle of crime and incarceration.

Campaign Trail

The VP debate, the horrifying Trump attacks on transgender people …

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2024

And why the Democrats need an answer on globalization and Nafta.

Crime

OPINION: The lies behind Prop. 36

Bobbi Stein - September 19, 2024

It's a huge step backward and will make our communities less safe.

Protest

Prison hunger strikers won limits on solitary confinement; now they are on trial again

Tiny - September 19, 2024

Gang-affiliation case targets leaders of a movement that forced major changes in California prisons.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Hey SF, let’s get weird (the good kind)

Dennis Harvey - August 21, 2024

Alamo Drafthouse dives in. Plus: Lynne Ramsay retrospective, 'Strange Darling,' 'Secret Art of Human Flight,' much more

Crime

California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Tim Redmond - August 18, 2024

Moves to reduce incarceration were not associated with higher rates of violent crime—or property crime—a new report shows

Media

Media Week: Should Kamala Harris do more press interviews?

Tim Redmond - August 14, 2024

Plus: the Chron's Peskin problem, and what is a 'moderate' anyway?

Opinion

The Giants are struggling—and so are the ballpark workers

Marc Norton - August 6, 2024

Union members fighting over pay, benefits as new contractor takes over food and drink service.

Perspectives

Finally, Native American land returned to Native Americans in Berkeley

Tiny - March 18, 2024

At the ancient Berkeley shellmound, the Lisjan people get back their sacred land.

News + Politics

What the billionaires want

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2024

The agenda behind the big money is clear—and for more than 40 years, it's been a massive failure that created most of our social problems.

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