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The suspect in a California woman’s murder over a Pride flag was killed in a shootout
By Jonathan Franklin On August 21, 2023 Authorities say that Travis Ikeguchi, a man suspected of murdering a Southern California woman over the LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at her clothing store, was killed in a shootout with police on Friday. San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Mag.Pi clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif.,…
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Appeals Court Upholds Alabama’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban—Here Are The Other Trans Health Restrictions Facing Court Battles
By Ty Roush By August 21, 2023 An appeals court reversed an injunction on Alabama’s gender-affirming care ban late Monday, allowing the ban to be immediately enforced, adding to a list of other court rulings upholding or blocking similar bans or restrictions in other states. TIMELINE August 21, 2023 – The federal 11th Circuit Court…
Read MoreWhy Is Ageism Still So Pervasive?
By Bruce Wilson, PhD. On August 20, 2023 KEY POINTS Ageism is the discrimination of a group of people based exclusively on age. Dr Kay Patterson of The Australian Human Rights Commission has found most Australians (90%) agree ageism exists in Australia, with 83% agreeing ageism is a problem and 65% saying it affects people of all…
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Surprise! The Happiest Workers Are Older Workers
Here’s what’s making employees 65 and above more fulfilled than younger colleagues By Richard Eisenberg On August 18, 2023 The Pew Research Center frequently publishes fascinating studies about America and Americans, but its recent jobs survey was an eye-opener. Pew learned that employees aged 65 and older are the happiest. Specifically, its survey of 5,188…
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As San Quentin prison vows to transform, its residents ask: is change possible?
By Sam Levin On August 8, 2023 Inside California’s oldest prison, a mix of hope and fear as the governor’s $380m plan to ‘reimagine’ incarceration begins On the recreation yard of San Quentin prison on a recent morning, dozens of residents were jogging around an open track, playing basketball and lounging on grass and picnic…
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Virginia prison officials won’t divulge complaints about facility where inmate died
By Denise Lavoie and Sarah Rankin On August 9, 2023 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Corrections, under scrutiny over the death of an inmate that raised broader questions about conditions at a southwest Virginia prison, is refusing to release public records documenting inmate complaints about the facility. Allegations that multiple inmates were treated for…
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Alabama Parole Board seat remains vacant with monthly release rate down to 4%
By Alexander Willis On August 7, 2023 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The three-person Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has had a vacant seat for more than a month, with the board’s monthly parole grant rate plummeting to just 4.1% in July, nearly 10 percentage points lower than in June. An Alabama Bureau of Pardons and…
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Massachusetts Is Poised to Make Communications Free for Incarcerated People
By Alex Burness On August 4, 2023 The reform would eliminate the exorbitant charges people face to keep in touch with loved ones in jail and prison, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands. Annalyse Gosselin would like a new coat. Hers is ripped, and its zipper doesn’t work anymore. She’d also like a new…
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Federal Judge Eyes a ‘Last Resort’ Fix for New York City’s Jails
By Beth Schwartapfel On August 5, 2023 Last month, a federal judge overseeing a court settlement seeking to make New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jails safer signaled that she is losing patience with the city’s corrections department. After years of dysfunction and disorder at the complex, Judge Laura Taylor Swain said she was beginning to question whether city officials “are capable of…
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