Illustration: ‘After the Isolation’ by Claudia J. Gonzalez
By: Claudia J. Gonzalez for We’Ced Youth Media
After years of litigation and protests, earlier this month California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to drastically reduce the use of solitary confinement in state prisons.
New America Media, Commentary, Leon Rodriguez
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This week we celebrate Constitution Week, a time to reflect on the uniquely American idea that citizenship in this country is a matter of commitment and conscience.
By Nora Ramirez
Photos courtesy of The College Dream Fund
South Kern is home to many farmworkers who lack access to health care.
Radio Bilingue, News Report, Ruben Tapia
When they need social services, indigenous immigrant families from Mexico go through a litany of problems.
Building Health Communities-South Kern, Bakersfield College and Cal State Bakersfield partnered to bring Gary Soto’s play ‘In and Out of Shadows’ to Kern.
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram
SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly one in five adults over age 65 in California, that is, around 772,000 elders, endure financial hardship, unable to afford basic needs, but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study out this week by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.