blog post Crime Trends in Context By Magnus Lofstrom Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 ... Prompted by a 2009 federal court order to reduce overcrowding in state prisons (due to the lack of adequate medical and mental health care), ...
blog post Uncertain Fate Awaits Prison Worker Vaccine Mandate By Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes Oct 28, 2021 Oct 28, 2021 ... As the battle over mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for prison workers unfolds, the well-being of prisoners, prison staff, ...
blog post California Jails and COVID-19 By Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes Aug 11, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 ... The jail population statewide remains below its pre-pandemic level. Still, more than 15000 people are housed in overcrowded jail conditions ...
blog post The Past, Present, and Future of COVID-19 in California Prisons By Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 ... Although most prisoners are now vaccinated, vaccination rates among prison staff are much lower. Persistently overcrowded facilities may ...
blog post California’s Prison Population Drops Sharply, but Overcrowding Still Threatens Prisoner Health By Heather Harris Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 ... Despite this sharp drop, which dwarfs those made by other states, overcrowding in California prisons remains a threat to prisoners' health.
Fact Sheet California’s County Jails By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Feb 8, 2021 From September 2011 to October 2014, the jail population rose 14% from 71,800 to 82,000 inmates, leading to overcrowding. Proposition 47 in November 2014, ...
blog post What Can California Prisons Do When Wildfires Close In? By Heather Harris, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 ... If wildfire threats prompted prison evacuations, relocating inmates to other prisons could prove challenging. Current overcrowding in 20 ...
blog post Rising Jail Populations Mean Rising COVID-19 Infections By Heather Harris Oct 19, 2020 Oct 19, 2020 ... Populations in California's county jails are on the rebound, which could put people in jails and in surrounding communities at increased ...
blog post California’s Incarcerated Population Plunges to New Low during COVID-19 By Heather Harris, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes Aug 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 ... Compared with overcrowded prisons, overcrowded jails are more vulnerable to outbreaks because more people move through them more rapidly—nearly ...
blog post Prison Admissions Resume as COVID-19 Spreads By Heather Harris Jun 12, 2020 Jun 12, 2020 ... California has resumed prison admissions after an eight-week moratorium, ... in prison population, and further increase overcrowding in an ...