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Archives for April 2019

Bringing dance to the Big House: Gangnam Style

April 30, 2019 by Aron Kumar Roy

Left to Right: Steven Minor, prisoner dancer, Jonathan Terry, Britton Schutte and Salvador Hernandez

The No Limits Dance Crew pumped up the crowd with their Gangnam Style performance in San Quentin’s H-unit Chapel. The seven-person dance crew … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aron Roy, EOP, GAngnam Style, H-Unit, Health and Wellness

Business guru John Hamm visits San Quentin’s The Last Mile

April 30, 2019 by Juan Haines

BOOK REVIEW When business guru John Hamm came to San Quentin in early January, it wasn’t his first time at this historic land- mark. Hamm is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: book review, business

California Death Row prisoner qualifies under new felony murder rule

April 30, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

SQ_Lethal_Injection_Room

Demetrius Howard is on California’s Death Row for a crime in which he did not kill anyone. He was never accused of firing a shot, but based … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Uncategorized Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, Human Interest

Nevada man commits suicide after his pleas for execution are denied

April 30, 2019 by Administrators

A Nevada man who pleaded for his execution killed himself when his wish was denied. Scott Raymond Dozier, 48, was found hanged in his cell on Jan. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Suicide

Alabama Death Row inmate loses memory

April 30, 2019 by ANTHONY FAULK

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a second look at the case of a Death Row prisoner who says he no longer remembers his crimes. Prisoner Vernon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH ROW, Uncategorized Tagged With: Supreme Court

Celebrating the holiday homecoming of incarcerated women

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

and the long lines of women who were always there to vis- it men who were incarcerated and show them love and sup- port, but when I was impris- oned for almost two decades, the few visits I received came from women family, friends and outside organizational supporters. The reality is that most currently and formerly incarcerated women do not experience an equal level of commitment, support and consideration as our male counterparts.” Most current penal polices neither respect nor promote the continuance of family and interpersonal bonds while women are incarcerated. As a result, women experience a lot more shame, blame and loss of prior identities due to the numerous roles they once played in the lives of those around them being disrupted by incarceration. All of these combined fac- tors create greater hurdles to reintegration and the reestab- lishment of a woman’s place in the community when she returns home. Most often, women cannot easily re- sume their previous roles and struggle to receive adequate enough support to create new identities in the community as returning citizens. A study by the U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Services on women returning home from prison noted that women need to be supported with relational models in reintegration that are sensitive to their racial, ethnic and cultural back- Photo courtesy of LSPC A guest enjoying the event Women having a discussion at the event about the trials of reentry Photo courtesy of LSPC grounds. They also need programs that promote their self-worth and provide role models and mentors to help them navigate their reinte- gration and reentry. Organizations like LSPC, which was founded in 1978 to support the continued re- lationships of incarcerated parents and children, and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), founded in 1995 to address institutional abuse and sys- temic conditions women face while incarcerated, are work- ing to develop programs and models for reentry services that reflect the unique needs and challenges of returning women. According to Policy Manager and Event Coordinator Sabina Crocette, “LSPC developed the idea of celebrating and welcoming women home from jail, prison, detention and other forms of incarceration for the holidays each year as a means of acknowledging their importance and value as returning citizens and members of the community, who need to be respected and embraced throughout their journeys back home.” “A Woman’s Journey Home: Challenges for Fe- male Offenders and Their Children” (2001). U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Services. The report can be found at: https://aspe.hhs. gov/basic-report/womans- journey-home-challenges- female-offenders-and-their- children.

After prison, women face different reentry barriers than men do, primarily be- cause women have much greater responsibilities (as caregivers, parents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Holidays, women

Hall of Fame baseball player offers support to a childhood friend

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

Chandler with close friend Alfred Cinnie

Imagine being a back-up point guard on a high school basketball team that also has a future Hall of Fame Baseball Player on the roster... Now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, SPORTS Tagged With: baseball

One man’s journey to inner freedom occurred through sports

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

Brian Holliday

Brian Holliday, 25, from Orange County, Ca., is serving a six-year sentence for a robbery. Holliday also had issues with race relations based on being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, Profiles, sports

Sports Pics around the Q

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

1,000 Mile Track team member during an evening practice

If your state or county facility has a sports program, and you’d like to see your stories mentioned in the SQNews Sports section, have the athletic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: basketball, sports pics around the Q

San Quentin Warriors have a new head coach

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

Anthony Evans, Warriors New Head Coach

The San Quentin Warriors come into the 2019 season 3-4 against the Golden State Warriors coaching staff—the biggest game of each season, and also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: basketball, Profiles

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