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Bill Brown

July 9, 2020

Governor Newson, Reduce Overcrowding at CA Prisons to Prevent Another Tragedy Like San Quentin

We have a special request to make of you. Would you be willing to send an urgent message to California Governor Gavin Newsom? Today, July 9,

Category iconPrison Reform News,  Uncategorized

June 10, 2020

“Talk to your people.” #blacklivesmatter

We grieve for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, who would have turned 27 today, and the many other lives lost to police violence. We grieve for the murder

Category iconAnti-Racism,  Reflections Tag iconblacklivesmatter

April 8, 2020

PYP’s Coronavirus Pandemic Response

We support a group of people who are among our among the most vulnerable in our society. Anyone working in prison or jail for more than a year or two

Category iconReflections

December 22, 2019

“I’ve got my baby boy back.”

"I've got my baby boy back."  These are the words Mark Phelp's mother shared when we asked her what changes she'd seen in her son since he'd

Category iconUncategorized

December 3, 2019

“I’d like to do something for these old guys we have in here.”

Last week we kicked off our year-end fundraising campaign by introducing you to Mark Phelps, a participant in one of our programs at RJ Donovan State

Category iconPrograms

November 25, 2019

I’m actually thankful I was denied parole…

"I'm actually thankful I didn't get paroled at my last hearing because of how much better of a man this place and these programs have helped me

Category iconPrograms

October 21, 2019

California Bans Private, For-Profit Prisons

On October 11, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that "...bans the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those

Category iconPrison Reform News

October 21, 2019

Closing Riker’s Island Jail in New York City

On October 17, the City Council of New York voted to approve a plan to close the infamous Riker's Island jail. The closure is part of a

Category iconPrison Reform News

October 18, 2019

Meet Sonia Brown-Diaz, Founder of Yoga on the Inside and PYP’s Ambassador in Australia

It takes a steady determination to make things happen in the world of incarceration, even when this system makes rehabilitation a priority, as the

Category iconAmbassador,  Profiles

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