http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/finding-work-ex-felons <div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><p></p></div><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Angel </span>Barerra<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has a felony conviction. He thinks that’s kept him from finding work. In order to give people like </span>Barerra<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> a better chance, some California counties have implemented “Ban the Box” – they’ve made it illegal for employers to ask about felony charges on job applications.</span></p><p> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:09:18 +0000 Leila Day 25358 at http://kalw.org Finding work for ex-felons http://kalw.org/post/politics-prison-guards <p>Over the past few weeks, we’ve been bringing you exclusive stories from inside some of the state’s most secure prisons, including San Quentin. And we've been focusing on the people with the least amount of political power: the inmates. Now we turn our attention to another group within the prison system, and one with considerably more political influence: the prison guards.&nbsp;</p> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:02:29 +0000 Hana Baba 18510 at http://kalw.org The politics of prison guards http://kalw.org/post/juvenile-parolee-bill-sits-governor-s-desk <p>New legislation has reached the Governor’s desk that would change the way juveniles are sentenced. Senate Bill SB9, introduced by State Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco introduced the legislation ,which would allow people who are serving life without parole for crimes they committed when they were juveniles, to ask for sentences of 25 years to life instead.</p> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:50:33 +0000 Hana Baba 15490 at http://kalw.org Juvenile parolee bill sits on Governor’s desk