California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Secretary Scott Kernan visited San Quentin with CDCR Director of Enterprise … [Read more...]
Working Together Towards a Brighter Future
Editor-in-ChiefI arrived at San Quentin State Prison in 2007 from Soledad along with 20 other prisoners. It wasn’t 24 hours before we were called to … [Read more...]
Alliance for Change Wonders: ‘What Would You Do?’
To prepare inmates for release from prison, one of San Quentin’s self-help groups puts them through real-life situations with all sorts of typical … [Read more...]
Gov. Brown Signs Senate Bill 1010
Legislation to eliminate disparities for certain drug crimes has made its way through the California Legislature. The measure, SB 1010, would “reduce … [Read more...]
Freedom After 15 Years In Prison
It’s a new and strange world for Gary Scott, who was arrested for second-degree murder at the age of 15 and recently paroled after spending 15 years … [Read more...]
Prisons and Public Safety
As America’s distinction of having the highest incarceration rate of all industrialized nations begins to take a toll on state and local governments, … [Read more...]
Study Rebuts Theory Behind Longer Prison Sentences
Locking up non-violent criminals for lengthy prison terms fails to improve public safety, a public-interest research report concludes. “There is … [Read more...]
The Men’s Advisory Council
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN EXPLAINS ITS FUNCTION When California prisoners have a general problem, the first stop is usually with somebody like Sam W. Johnson … [Read more...]
Prison Investors Back Tough Laws
Privately owned prison investors are banking on incarceration instead of rehabilitation by supporting politicians who are “tough on crime,” according … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Ruling Says Jury Must Decide Strikes
A recent court ruling gives renewed hope to prisoners sentenced under the nation’s harshest Three Strikes law. The May 3 ruling overturned James … [Read more...]