News & Updates
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CARESCall, May 21, 2019: Join us Tuesday to hear from people featured in CNN’s powerful show, “The Redemption Project”!
Jason Clark (right) with Mariah Lucas at her graduation in May 2019. This Tuesday we hope you’ll join us for an exclusive, deeply personal story told especially for CARESCall listeners.
Mariah Lucas’ mother was murdered. It’s hard to
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CARESCall, May 7, 2019: Two people, recently paroled, give advice on how to create a great transition home.
Did you miss this call? Click on this link to listen! On this CARESCall, we welcome two incredible people who have recently paroled after many years in prison. Home for just a few months, Lynn Noyes and Leif Taylor
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CARESCall April 16, 2019: How to survive parole: Learn about successful reentry from an experienced parole agent.
Is a parole agent in your future? For many people who earn release from prison, a parole agent will be a part of their lives when they get out. Parole agents supervise people who are on parole, assisting
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CARESCall March 19, 2019: “ARC” has great resources. Learn how your loved one can be involved, & hear about new bills they’re working on!
Left to Right: Esteban Nuñez, April Grayson, and Aldo Romero.On the next CARESCall, you will hear from three dedicated members of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) team. We’ll begin our discussion with Esteban Nuñez, ARC’s Sacramento coordinator, who
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Over 100 California Law Profs Sign Letter Agreeing SB 1391 is Constitutional
Over 100 legal scholars from 18 law schools across California signed a letter supporting the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1391 – a new California law that prevents children below the age of 16 from being prosecuted or sentenced More »
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CARESCall February 19, 2019: The head of California’s parole board speaks to families & friends of youth sentenced to prison. Join us to get important updates!
Join our next CARESCall tonight, February 19th, when we welcome Jennifer Shaffer, executive officer of the Board of Parole Hearings. She will give us an update on everything to do with the Board’s work, the parole process, and
News Archive
Futures Denied: Why California Should Not Prosecute 14- and 15-year-olds as Adults
Futures Denied: Why California Should Not Prosecute 14- and 15-year-olds as Adults (PDF) New report by Human Rights Watch and the W. Haywood Burns Institute, August 2018Take Action!
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Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch Report
The Rest of Our Lives: Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States (PDF)
is the first national analysis of life without parole sentences for childrenAgainst All Odds: What youth face in prison when sentenced to life without parole
Human Rights Watch Report on California
When I Die, They'll Send Me Home: Youth Sentenced to Life without Parole in California - 2012 update (PDF) finds that in many cases where juveniles were prosecuted with an adult, the youth received heavier sentences than their adult codefendants.
