By Jordan Darling, Editor-in-Chief An Introduction to Private Prisons Private prisons have been in America since San Quentin opened in California in 1852. But their numbers swelled in the 1980s with the Reagan Administration’s “War on Drugs.” Critics of the private prison system focus their rebuke of the system on the inhumane way that private […]
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Power to the People: Professor Discusses Improving the Legal System
csudhbulletin December 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSBy Destiny Torres, Staff Writer The ugly reality of the criminal justice system in the United States is that America makes up 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of its prisoners, with a disproportionate number of them young males of color. How this country got to this point is what James Forman […]
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By Yeymy Garcia, Managing Editor You might see Robert Garcia, or Bobby if you know him well enough, a muscular guy with a tattoo on his right bicep walking around campus confidently with his shaved head held up high ready to greet you with a smile and a “wassup.” He may look a little older […]
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Providing A Second Chance For Those With A Criminal Record: Expungement Clinic Nov. 23
csudhbulletin November 21, 2019 0 COMMENTSBy: Destiny Torres, Staff Reportert Students attending California State University, Dominguez Hills who have a criminal record may have a hard time finding a job after graduation. That is why the Scholars United and the Pre-Law Society club have worked together to host an clinic on campus. The clinic will be on Saturday, Nov. 23 […]
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