A new study shows criminals who earn money illegally, are caught, sent to prison, get out and resume their criminal enterprise, earning more money … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
United States Prisons Approach Future ‘Historic Investment’
U.S. prisons are headed for an “historic investment” by the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the U.S. … [Read more...]
‘Positive Changes’ in Prisons Credited to ‘Peoples’ Attitudes’
Changes in people’s attitudes are essential to make positive changes in prisons, a prison watchdog leader says. “Prison is good for incarceration but … [Read more...]
Proposition 36 Helps Another 3-Striker
Michael Bernstein is one of many California inmates convicted under the Three Strikes Law, but he has been given a second chance at freedom after the … [Read more...]
Ex-San Quentin Teacher Heads New Education Program in Illinois
Before she was a professor at the University of Illinois, Rebecca Ginsburg helped educate San Quentin prisoners. Now, she is building on those … [Read more...]
Rastafari Remembers The Late Emperor Selassie I
A group of San Quentin prisoners celebrated the coronation of the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I with a banquet and religious tribute. Six … [Read more...]
You Can’t Win by Nabat Books
Nabat Books is an obscure publishing company “dedicated to reprinting forgotten memoirs by various misfits, outsiders, and rebels.” In 1926, the … [Read more...]
Report Indicates Prison Visitation Reduces Violence and Recidivism
Prison visitation is a privilege – not a right – and policies vary widely from state to state despite evidence that visits reduce violence and … [Read more...]
Survey Asked 100 San Quentin Prisoners About Their Reaction and Effect of Prison Suicides
On the same week a federal judge refused to end oversight of state prisons mental health services, an unscientific survey asked 100 San Quentin men … [Read more...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Suicide Through a Father’s Eyes In my retirement, I spend most of my time writing. I have written a few pieces about the failed leadership of the … [Read more...]