News & Updates
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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!
Jennifer Shaffer.
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
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CARESCall February 5, 2019: Learn about Root & Rebound reentry services, and their work for prison-impacted women in the Central Valley!
Felicia Espinosa.
Did you miss our CARESCall on February 5? We welcomed Root & Rebound’s KC Taylor, associate director, Southern & Central California programs and litigation, and Felicia Espinosa, Fresno site director and staff attorney, More »
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CARESCall January 15, 2019: Wondering how to take advantage of the new felony murder law? Join us for an update on SB 1437 with a panel of attorneys.
Senate Bill 1437 went into effect on January 1st, making sweeping changes related to the felony murder rule, and resentencing petitions are starting to appear in county courthouses throughout California. When we get together for our next CARESCall, SB 1437 More »
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CARESCall, Tuesday December 18th: Learn from Mike Nelson about resources for healing for people in prison and out.
Dear Friends and Families:
Please join our next CARESCall on Tuesday, December 18th, at 8pm, as we welcome Mike Nelson, a co-founder of San Quentin’s effective and dynamic lifer group, “Kid C.A.T” and now a wellness educator at the Ahimsa Collective. Mr.
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HELP OUR COMMUNITY WITH HOLIDAY CHEER AND HEALING!
Donate to the CARES Holiday Project: Gifts for murder victim family members
The holidays are meant to be a time of joy and happiness, but missing the presence of a loved one can mean that the holidays are hard. More »
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Senate Bill 1391 signed by Governor Brown!
Senate Bill 1391 was signed by Governor Brown on September 30, ending California’s prosecution of 14- and 15-year-olds in the adult court system. This means that youth under the age of 16 will no longer be tried as adults. More »
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.
