Beyond Longbeach

New School Year Brings New Academic Standards

Aug. 18, 2013 / By
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By Antoinette J. Evans

If all goes according to plan, Richmond public schools — and the students they serve — will have something positive to look forward to, this fall and beyond...

Growing Up With Domestic Violence, and Learning to Live With the Scars

Aug. 14, 2013 / By
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By Malcolm Rivera / South Kern Sol

I’m going to relate a story from my past to you...

Staying Off Probation, and Teaching Others How

Aug. 14, 2013 / By
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Profile, Pendarvis Harshaw

In 2008, Reinaldi Gilder promised himself that he would never go back to jail...

Suit Alleges Mistreatment of California Minors With Mental Health Problems

Aug. 14, 2013 / By
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The Center for Public Integrity, News Report, Susan Ferriss

Minors with mental health problems and other disabilities are held in “unconscionable conditions” of 23-hour solitary confinement and deliberately cut off from education and other rehabilitation at a San Francisco Bay Area juvenile hall, alleges a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California...

Santa Clara County Families Stop Ban of Letters to Inmates

Aug. 10, 2013 / By
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Congratulations to the families and community of Santa Clara County! We successfully made our voices heard, and stopped the implementation of a jail policy which would have greatly restricted inmates from receiving letters, photos, and all of the other “lifelines” that connect those on the inside to their loved ones on the outside...

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Summer Tennis Camp

Aug. 8, 2013 / By
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For the past 13 years, the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition has provided the young residents of its low-income housing communities the opportunity to attend tennis camp at the prestigious Indian Wells Tennis Gardens...