Prisons & Public Health: Why Should You Care?
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog Ron Sanders, a community-health worker serving former prisoners at San Francisco's Transitions Clinic,...
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Prisons & Public Health: A News Blog by Bernice Yeung
Newsdesk.org's latest collaboration with Spot.Us is "Prisons & Public Health," a news blog by reporter Bernice Yeung tracking the public-health impacts of California's prison system. Help...
View ArticlePrisons & Public Health: Lois Davis Connects the Dots
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog Fresh from lockup and battling a host of health problems -- including chronic illness, addiction and...
View ArticleAlameda Plans Ahead for Parolee Surge
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog With 40,000 inmates slated for release in the next two years due a federal court order targeting...
View ArticleBetter Health Care, Better Prisons?
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog In a recent New York Times op-ed, columnist Nicholas Kristof cites the case of Curtis Wilkerson as an...
View ArticleCalif. Prison Woes Tracked in Newspaper’s Interactive Maps
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog The Sacramento Bee has posted some new online maps in advance of the potential release of 27,000...
View ArticleCourts Push Back on California Prisons
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog How will California resolve its chronic prison overcrowding problems? With court-imposed deadlines...
View ArticleAfter Prison, Calif. Women Find No Care
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog Women parolees in San Francisco and Alameda counties face long waiting lists for access to health and...
View ArticleIs Schwarzenegger’s Prison Plan Good Enough?
By Bernice Yeung | Crowdfund this with Spot.Us Part of the Prisons & Public Health news blog Facing a court-ordered deadline to reduce overcrowded state prison populations, Gov. Arnold...
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