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Megan Lowe in “Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy.” (Photo/RJ Muna)
Posted inCulture

After setbacks, aerial dance on mass incarceration to premiere in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 5, 2021

Choreographer Jo Kreiter faced numerous challenges in her quest to stage the second installment of her “Decarceration Trilogy,” an aerial dance series that addresses the effects of mass incarceration. To […]

Camp Swig counselors and CITs, summer 1975. (Photo/Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff).
Posted inLocal Voice

The lasting impact of a 1975 Camp Swig visit to San Quentin prison

Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff by Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff July 21, 2021
(Photo-Justin Elson-Flickr Commons)
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Retired judge: Passover’s message should lead us to criminal justice reform

Ellen Chaitin by Ellen Chaitin March 25, 2021
One year after he was elected district attorney of San Francisco, Chesa Boudin is proud of the work he's doing, despite deep pushback that includes a recall effort. (Photo/Courtesy San Francisco District Attorney’s Office)
Posted inNews

One year in, controversial DA Chesa Boudin cheers progress, counters critics

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 15, 2021February 16, 2021
Radio reporter Eli Wirtschafter with Solano State Prison inmates who work on KALW's "Uncuffed" series (Photo/Peter Merts-Courtesy the California Arts Council)
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Q&A: This KALW reporter helps inmates speak their minds

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 25, 2019April 25, 2019
An April 20 performance of “The Wait Room” in San Francisco
Posted inDance

Prison families’ painful experiences take flight in ‘The Wait Room’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 24, 2019April 24, 2019
a tattered american flag is seen waving through barbed wire in the foreground
Posted inOpinion

California’s bail system hurts the poor and tramples Jewish values

Benjamin CohnJennie Kogan by Benjamin Cohn and Jennie Kogan July 25, 2017July 25, 2017

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