A new law authored by Mia Bonta will make it easier to visit family in prison
A new law authored by Mia Bonta will make it easier to visit family in prison Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with prisoners at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., March 17, 2023. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2434, designed to ease family visitation, into law September 30, 2026. " data-large-file="https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP23241764729056-1600x1067.jpg" /> Some 1,200 Oaklanders are held in state prisons, and visitors have long faced arbitrary denials. Now legislators have passed a slate of reforms.
