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San Quentin, California 94964
Population: 2930
GYM RE-OPENS AFTER LONG HIATUS
As of July 12, San Quentin residents can use the gymnasium on the Lower Yard again after an almost five year hiatus and residents are elated. “It feels good to have the gym back open,” said resident Jekarre “Skinny” Thompson. He was standing on the gym basketball court and getting in some … Leer Completa Articulo
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SE DIGITALIZA UN ARCHIVO CONTENIENDO MILES DE NARRATIVOS PERSONALES DE LOS ENCARCELADOS
Dos punto tres millones de dólares en fondos han sido donados por la fundación Mellon para digitalizar los escritos de miles de reos en las prisiones estatales de los EE.UU. El proyecto Archivo de Historias de la Prisión Americana contiene ya más de 3,300 narrativas escritas por reclusos y es el … Leer Completa Articulo
CON LA EDUCACIÓN SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS DE LA PRISIÓN
Spanish Journalism Guild La persona que abre las puertas a la educación, cierra las puertas de la prisión. El departamento de educación de la prisión de San Quentin celebró la graduación de 351 alumnos que comenzaron su enseñanza desde antes de la pandemia en el 2019. Varios de ellos … Leer Completa Articulo
Woven rehabilitation: Michael Barker weaves his art into his life-long rehabilitation
Artist Michael Barker has infused his rehabilitative qualities into his art and has garnered a fan base that spans 30 years and four prisons. Barker innovatively bonds an assortment of paper to plastic by hand sewing the materials together to make strands that creates his masterpieces. His … Leer Completa Articulo
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SEPARATED AT BORDER: KIDS, FAMILIES STILL NOT REUNITED
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN REMAIN SEPARATED FROM PARENTS BY TRUMP-ERA POLICY The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges that nearly a thousand migrant children remain separated from their families in the wake of the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance program to slow down illegal immigration, … Leer Completa Articulo
NO GATE MONEY FOR DEPORTEES
By Edwin Chavez
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of California does not pay gate money to deportees or anyone subject to extradition to another state or to federal custody. Statewide, persons of Hispanic origin comprise the largest ethnic group of the incarcerated population. Some 40-44% of … Leer Completa Articulo