by Gillian Henry, LSPC Director of Development & Communications On August 9, 2021, Minister King X was arrested for his participation in a protest earlier that summer. Wrenched into a car by plainclothes officers at his workplace California Prison Focus, King was arrested for allegedly violating California Penal Code (PC) section 4571 by standing outside of a state … [Read more...] about Penal Code § 4571 & Your First Amendment Rights
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Home for the Holidays: Reflections on the 2025 Welcome Home Dinner
by Alissa Moore, LSPC Re-Entry Coordinator This year’s Welcome Home Dinner was a beautiful way to end the year, if anyone were to ask my opinion. I saw many of our Family members come home off of what can only be described as inhumanely long sentences. That, in and of itself, is the sole reason for our annual celebration called the Welcome Home Dinner. The Dinner is a huge … [Read more...] about Home for the Holidays: Reflections on the 2025 Welcome Home Dinner
California Special Election: Prop 50
California has a special election coming up! On November 4th, many Californians will have the chance to vote on Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. This constitutional amendment, proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, would create a new congressional district map that favors Democrats for the next three election cycles (through 2030) in an attempt to offset partisan … [Read more...] about California Special Election: Prop 50
Letter from David Johnson
From the Archives of Ms. Daphne Muse at the Oasis in the Diaspora. c. 1972. Greetings Comrade Sister, I received your most vibrant missive a few days ago, and I must say it was a pleasant surprise hearing from you. In these most critical of times it provided me with a uplift to my spirits, the enclosure on the Tupamaros was informative. We have been hearing alot about … [Read more...] about Letter from David Johnson
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Constitution (Jurisprudence for Jailhouse Lawyers, Part VI)
by Eric C. Sapp, LSPC Staff Attorney Few provisions of the U.S. Constitution are clearer than the Fourteenth Amendment’s opening clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” U.S. Const. Amend. 14, Sec. 1 (emphasis added). Unambiguously, the … [Read more...] about Immigration, Citizenship, and the Constitution (Jurisprudence for Jailhouse Lawyers, Part VI)
