Archives for April 2014

Business Technology Program Hosts Its Third Demo Day

April 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

There was standing room only in a packed room full of venture capitalists, business leaders, public safety officials, … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

Santa Clara County District Attorney, Jeff Rosen paid a visit to San Quentin on Feb. 28 to discuss crime punishment, … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Ted Swain

A minimum of 9,900 innocent people are wrongfully convicted each year, according to a study by Ohio State University. … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Kevin Sawyer

More than a year after the implementation of California’s Realignment plan (AB 109) to reduce the state’s once … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Chung Kao

A federal court has ruled that two California parole laws are unconstitutional. Proposition 89, amended the state’s … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Tommy Winfrey

San Quentin historian Jeff Craemer grew up in Marin County, looking at San Quentin in the distance. As a young boy, … [Read more...]

Death penalty appeals make up one-third of California Supreme Court’s caseload. According to a 2013 report by Paula … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

California Had 24 New Death Sentences, While Florida Had 15 Last year, public support for capital punishment was at its … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

The San Quentin self-help group that puts emphasis on reconnecting to one’s cultural heritage held a graduation for more … [Read more...]

April 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

On March 3, more than a dozen inmates graduated from San Quentin’s Diabetic Class. The 10-week course focuses on the … [Read more...]