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Rehabilitation through tennis
Orlando “Duck” Harris finally got found suitable on Feb.2, 2021, after serving 38 years in prison. He credits the Tennis program for his rehabilitation and changing him into a better person. Harris was denied parole four times in the past and the impact of those denials slowly diminished him. “I felt that I wasn’t being heard. I felt that I wasn’t being seen,” said Harris. “To finally … Read Full Article
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The benefits of sports after Covid
After a year of suffering through the deadliest outbreak of the disease in history, the sun is finally shining for SQ sports. The exercise yard is full of vaccinated people, and sports have been resurrected at San Quentin State Prison on the third Saturday in May 2021. “It feels good to get out to play basketball, to be able to exercise and see some of the guys I haven’t seen in a while,” … Read Full Article
CDCR vaccinates three-quarters of prison population
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) leads the nation in vaccinating its prison population, according to a study done by the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). The study revealed 75% of the state’s prisoners are vaccinated. North Dakota – which has a considerably smaller populace and prison population – is the only state that has vaccinated a greater … Read Full Article
Rehabilitation through tennis
Orlando “Duck” Harris finally got found suitable on Feb.2, 2021, after serving 38 years in prison. He credits the Tennis program for his rehabilitation and changing him into a better person. Harris was denied parole four times in the past and the impact of those denials slowly diminished him. “I felt that I wasn’t being heard. I felt that I wasn’t being seen,” said Harris. “To finally … Read Full Article
The benefits of sports after Covid
After a year of suffering through the deadliest outbreak of the disease in history, the sun is finally shining for SQ sports. The exercise yard is full of vaccinated people, and sports have been resurrected at San Quentin State Prison on the third Saturday in May 2021. “It feels good to get out to play basketball, to be able to exercise and see some of the guys I haven’t seen in a while,” … Read Full Article
CDCR vaccinates three-quarters of prison population
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) leads the nation in vaccinating its prison population, according to a study done by the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). The study revealed 75% of the state’s prisoners are vaccinated. North Dakota – which has a considerably smaller populace and prison population – is the only state that has vaccinated a greater … Read Full Article
Fiscales demandan para que prisioneros no puedan ser liberados temprano
La mayoría de fiscales en California, cuarenta y cuatro de los 58 demandan al estado sobre las reglas de buena conducta en las prisiones que pudiera liberar a miles de prisioneros, según el periódico Associated Press. La Secretaria de correcciones Kathleen Allison uso la declaración de emergencia para expandir las reglas que dan créditos de buena conducta. Las reglas nuevas darían la … Read Full Article
Veterano de la NBA sufre racismo en la cancha
Nativo de San Francisco y de la NBA Jeremy Lin aguanto racismo en la cancha de baloncesto, reporto el Daily Jornal. Lin está en la Liga G del los Warriors y izo un comentario en las redes sociales dirigiéndose sobre la cruel terminología de ser llamado “coronavirus en la cancha”. El Asiático Americano estrella de la NBA se dio cuenta que no es excluido del racismo en este país, no importa tu … Read Full Article
Dana Cheatum: From Life Sentence to Life Coach
A former lifer now offers hope and direction to hundreds of abused women in California with a sole purpose – help incarcerated women gain a renewed sense of self. “A woman with a vision empowers an empire of women to do more, see more, and be more,” said Dana Chea-tum, founder of Total Women Empowerment Life Coaching Inc. (TWELC), via telephone. TWELC, launched in 2017, provides workshops … Read Full Article
LWOP women released after years behind bars
Women who have served decades in California's state prisons are given a second chance at life after enduring some of the state’s harsher sentencing. The Drop LWOP (Life Without Parole) sentencing, compassionate release and other re-sentencing campaigns launched by the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) advocacy organization helped secure some of the women’s releases.“(The) best … Read Full Article
Prosecutors sue to block credit changes
Forty-four of California’s 58 district attorneys have sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to block recent changes in the way good conduct credits are calculated. The changes, which took effect May 1, could eventually result in earlier releases for thousands of the state’s incarcerated, said the Associated Press in an article dated May 26. The objections to the … Read Full Article
SQ’s Newest Quarantine: Gastroenteritis
San Quentin has been hit with another virus. Residents seem to not be able to catch a break from suffering through the effects and consequences caused by virus outbreaks. From COVID-19 woes to a stomach virus now known as gastroenteritis or, the Norovirus better known as a form of stomach flu. The Gastroenteritis virus (Stomach flu), has made its way through other parts of the prison but, … Read Full Article
Aunque mandan inocentes a prisión,fiscales no corrigen errores
Las estadísticas indican que hubo 2,770 exoneraciones en Estados Unidos desde 1989, significando más de 25,000 años perdidos de la vida de prisioneros que eran inocentes, Opinó Karyn Sinunu-Towery del San Francisco Chronicle. Aparte de haber costado millones de dólares en compensaciones, vidas aplasta-das y familias destruidas. Todo eso sin que el verdadero culpable fuera buscado ni … Read Full Article
SQ residents celebrate as Juneteenth becomes America’s newest national holiday
San Quentin residents joined Americans everywhere observing the new national holiday, Juneteenth, celebrating the formal end of slavery. “I think it came at perfect timing for our small world here,” said K. Bhatt, teacher-coach. “To re-open our community, to come together to promote positivity, camaraderie, and friendship is a unique opportunity. Inside prison here now is a great example of a … Read Full Article
Letters to the Editor: Inmates, Covid and Lupus? July 2021
Dear Editor: My name is Tania Le’June Washington, and I am a prisoner here at the Central California’s Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California. I am so scared right now and feel compelled to raise awareness about the lack of medical treatment for women suffering from Lupus during this pandemic. After a year-long battle with immune system complications, I was finally granted a Lupus … Read Full Article
SQ Roofing Project’s ambitious aims
The most expensive project in CDCR to include the use of incarcerated men was near completion at San Quentin’s PIA facility before the prison was locked down due to the Governor’s State of Emergency on March 12, 2020. CDCR approved a working partnership between qualified contractors and the men of the Inmate Daily Labor (IDL) program for a 4.5 million dollar demolition and construction of PIA’s … Read Full Article
Banksy mural turns old British jail into historic treasure
A mural on a former British jail has triggered efforts to preserve the building from developers. The Reading Gaol jail was up for sale, but a bid from building developers fell through, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). “Banksy,” a famous guerrilla artist, may have let his feelings be known about the project by painting a mural of renowned writer Oscar Wilde. It shows … Read Full Article
Changing the culture at Riker’s Island
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections Vincent Shiraldi flew to California for one day with one specific goal—to step inside San Quentin and learn about its transformative culture directly from the incarcerated community. “Everyone knows San Quentin is the great success story,” said Schiraldi. “I’m here to take a good look at the type of programming you guys do in … Read Full Article
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Changing the culture at Riker’s Island
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections Vincent Shiraldi flew to California for one day with one specific goal—to step inside San Quentin and learn about its transformative culture directly from the incarcerated community. “Everyone knows San Quentin is the great success story,” said Schiraldi. “I’m here to take a good look at the type of programming you guys do in … Read Full Article
Marin Court Hearing Takes Center Stage
For the first time ever, public court hearings were live-streamed via Zoom inside San Quentin. Prisoners convened daily in the chapel to watch friends, neighbors, corrections officials and medical experts testify about SQ’s devastating COVID-19 ordeal. More than 300 SQ residents alleged claims of “deliberate indifference” and “cruel and unusual punishment” in the historic class-action lawsuit … Read Full Article
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