Charlotte Dean

Registered Libertarian and advocate for safe cannabis access. Student of Anthropology and Digital Media. Interests include foreign policy, social justice, mental health, and humanitarian development.

CCPOA VP: Realignment 'Hasn't Stepped Up' Prison Rehabilitation

Governor Jerry Brown and Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Brown are in hot water with the Supreme Court. The system appears to be 9,600 inmates over the legally determined cap. They

By Charlotte Dean

July 30, 2013

Charter School Performance Not Dependent on Teachers Alone

Credit: University of California, San Diego American education is an issue that transcends the attention span of modern politics. In order to empirically measure an effect, researchers and the public

By Charlotte Dean

July 24, 2013

Charter School Performance Not Dependent on Teachers Alone

Credit: University of California, San Diego American education is an issue that transcends the attention span of modern politics. In order to empirically measure an effect, researchers and the public

By Charlotte Dean

July 24, 2013

Guantanamo Inmates Inspire Hunger Strike in California Prisons

View Apart / shutterstock.com Recently news cycles have been filled with two similar yet disparate prison crises; first, a continuing psychological battle waged by 106 hunger-striking Guantanamo inmates. Of

By Charlotte Dean

July 18, 2013

Charter Schools Chase Elusive Formula for Education Reform

Credit: hxdbzxy / Shutterstock.com One month ago, Summit Preparatory in Redwood City, California graduated its seventh senior class with 98 percent college enrollment, a large proportion of them first generation

By Charlotte Dean

July 11, 2013

Contrasting Reports on Prison Overpopulation Two Halves of Same Story

Credit: Straight 8 Photography / Shutterstock.com Since California's historic realignment project initiated in October 2011, the state prison population in California has shrunk at least 50 percent. Significant

By Charlotte Dean

July 2, 2013

CA Officials Worry Further Prison Reduction Will Create Huge Problems for Public Safety

Credit: http://www.sanquentinblog.com/ Recently, prisons nationwide have seen an increase in numbers as states get tough on crime and criminals get tough on recovery. In California particularly, the

By Charlotte Dean

June 27, 2013