Prisons Archives - Page 2 of 8

Homelessness

Tiny homes with giant restrictions are not a solution to homelessness

Tiny - January 25, 2024

Tiny tombs, I mean tiny homes Not a place to call our own Tiny tombs better describes the triggerr of those jail-like rooms The InsideNOTsafe is a...

Drug policy

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2023

Evidence shows this policy never works as right-wingers continue to push their attacks on local judges

Art

Amid political backlash, ‘Undoing Time’ confronts legacy of carceral system

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - December 1, 2022

Berkeley Art Museum taps 12 artists to consider the foundational roots and effects of confinement in moving show.

COVID

COVID and wildfires are a double threat at state prisons

Tim Redmond - September 8, 2021

New outbreaks, and constant fire threats, have been largely ignored by the major news media.

Crime

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2021

Boudin is charging cases at the same rate as other local DAs. He has increased prosecutions of sexual assault cases. But the "balanced" Chron misses the point.

Labor

Biden, despite promises, has still issued no COVID standards for workplaces

Marc Norton - June 21, 2021

The pandemic is not over -- but workers still have no federal protections.

The Agenda

Plans for a public bank could take a big step forward this week

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2021

Plus: More taxpayer money going to settle police misconduct cases. That's The Agenda for May 31 to June 6.

The Agenda

Money for ‘safe sleeping’ sites — or permanent supportive housing?

Tim Redmond - April 18, 2021

Legislation by Sup. Rafael Mandelman aims to get people off the streets -- but homeless advocates are not supporting it. That's The Agenda for April 18-25

News + Politics

Not far from the tree: California’s new attorney general

Rene Ciria-Cruz - March 28, 2021

Rob Bonta's progressive political approach comes directly from his upbringing as the son of left-wing parents who fought Marcos in the Philippines.

COVID

Judge upholds gag order on SF Bay View editor

Jackie Blandón - March 11, 2021

Malik Washington now faces sanctions -- and maybe a return to prison -- for telling the press and public about a COVID outbreak at a private halfway house.

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