Ear Hustle cofounder has lasting impact on his community - both inside and out of prison Antwan "Banks" Williams Antwan “Banks” Williams, 31, one of the co-founders of the celebrated podcast Ear Hustle, paroled from San Quentin in October. … [Read more...]
Alameda County top prosecutor in favor of rehabilitation
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley One of California’s top prosecutors says it’s important to keep deserving persons out of prison and to help deserving incarcerated people build a successful life upon release. Progress toward … [Read more...]
The visionary who resurrected San Quentin News
Former Warden Robert Ayers Jr. Eleven years ago, former San Quentin warden Robert Ayers Jr. pulled the San Quentin News from the dust heap and revitalized the inmate-run publication more than 20 years after it had been … [Read more...]
Twelve CDCR prisons are in dire need of repair
Don Spector, Director of the Prison Law Office: “Prisons are literally crumbling” San Quentin’s West Block Twelve of California’s oldest prisons are in need of repair or replacement, according a state-commissioned study recently made public. … [Read more...]
World class musician returns to SQ after long hiatus
Blues harmonica player Mark Hummel, 63, returned to San Quentin State Prison in August to discuss his music and to play a few tunes for the men in the guitar workshop. Kurt Huget, who teaches guitar on Thursday afternoons, introduced Hummel to … [Read more...]
San Quentin News staff member David Lê paroles after 13 years
In prison, David B. Lê, 35, is known to many as “the professor.” After serving close to 13 years of a 40-years-to-life sentence, he paroled from San Quentin in July. “David is a young guy with an old soul,” said Tien, an inmate who did not give … [Read more...]
Robert E. Burton receives first ever Distinguished School award
Robert E. Burton Principal Michael Wheeless, receiving the Distinguished School award from OCE Superintendent Shannon Swain with Warden Ron Davis (Center) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Office of … [Read more...]
Juneteenth weekend celebration at San Quentin
The 2019 Juneteenth weekend at San Quentin concluded with speeches and musical performances in the prison’s Catholic Chapel. About 70 inmates and a handful of outside guests attended the evening event. The prison’s R&B band New Syndication of … [Read more...]
State auditor reports CDCR has been unsuccessful in rehabilitation needs
State Auditor Elaine Howle A new study by California’s state auditor reported that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has failed to meet the rehabilitative needs for more than half of inmates released. The study … [Read more...]
Report: Prison commissaries have legal monopoly
lack of competition results in soaring costs for prisoners The costs taxpayers spend to incarcerate men and women are often augmented by prisoners and their families, according to a study by Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). For the basic … [Read more...]
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