Victoria Valenzuela

Victoria Valenzuela is an independent journalist based in California. She has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, LAist, Bolts, ScheerPost, and more.

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Calls grow for Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute death sentences in California

Victoria Valenzuela
Calls grow for Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute death sentences in California

‘Our common bond’: Children of incarcerated parents find community at California summer camp

Victoria Valenzuela
‘Our common bond’: Children of incarcerated parents find community at California summer camp

‘We were literally slaves’: Incarcerated men expose conditions at Arkansas prison and former plantation

Victoria Valenzuela
‘We were literally slaves’: Incarcerated men expose conditions at Arkansas prison and former plantation

Inside a California prison Father’s Day event, families share meals, laughs, and memories

Victoria Valenzuela
Inside a California prison Father’s Day event, families share meals, laughs, and memories

Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison is inhumane and a waste of money, activists say

Victoria Valenzuela
Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison is inhumane and a waste of money, activists say

Immigrants report poor conditions in notorious unit at Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison

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Immigrants report poor conditions in notorious unit at Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison

Families are suing jails for banning in-person visits

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Families are suing jails for banning in-person visits

These men had their sentences commuted. Now they are fighting for Californians serving life without parole.

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These men had their sentences commuted. Now they are fighting for Californians serving life without parole.

‘We’re not sure if “reform” is cutting it’: Activists call on California to close 10 prisons

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‘We’re not sure if “reform” is cutting it’: Activists call on California to close 10 prisons

Activists call on Joe Biden to take action on these issues before leaving office

Victoria Valenzuela
Activists call on Joe Biden to take action on these issues before he leaves office