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San Quentin, California 94964
Population: 2930
Correspondence with Miami Youth Academy
In October, students at Miami Youth Academy and men at San Quentin State Prison in California started a letter exchange facilitated by the Prison Journalism Project. The men were asked to initiate by writing about what they would do differently if they knew as a teenager what they know now. The … Read Full Article
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PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship 2021
PEN AMERICA PEN America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship will commission six or more writers— emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass incarceration and catalyze public debate. The PEN America Writing for Justice … Read Full Article
ICE detention centers cause COVID crisis levels
Immigrants not only face detention and deportation. They also face a high likelihood of contracting COVID-19 while under the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Government Accountability Project released a recent study that estimates between 72 and nearly 100 percent of … Read Full Article
Snippets, January 2021
Fingernails and hair do not, in fact, continue to grow after you die. To grow, these must have a steady supply of glucose, which is cut off after the heart stops beating, preventing any further growth. In fact, the skin around the hair follicles and nails dehydrates after death and partly retracts, … Read Full Article
Correspondence with Miami Youth Academy
In October, students at Miami Youth Academy and men at San Quentin State Prison in California started a letter exchange facilitated by the Prison Journalism Project. The men were asked to initiate by writing about what they would do differently if they knew as a teenager what they know now. The … Read Full Article
PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship 2021
PEN AMERICA PEN America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship will commission six or more writers— emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass incarceration and catalyze public debate. The PEN America Writing for Justice … Read Full Article
ICE detention centers cause COVID crisis levels
Immigrants not only face detention and deportation. They also face a high likelihood of contracting COVID-19 while under the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Government Accountability Project released a recent study that estimates between 72 and nearly 100 percent of … Read Full Article
NY’s Department of Corrections responsible for minority deaths
Lack of COVID-19 testing in New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is to blame for 80% of minority deaths and an infection rate six times higher than the expected threshold, according to a WHCU radio station news article. “Mass testing in our prison facilities is … Read Full Article
Removing police from Florida schools a hot button issue
A push to remove police from within schools is among the hot button issues in this season of nationwide protest. But in Florida, an inconsistent assortment of local policies determine whether a child can be arrested for misbehaving in school, the Orlando Sentinel reported in a special investigative … Read Full Article
Helping service Vets among the incarcerated
Veteran Jim “Sneaky” White Veterans Day has always been the time to celebrate America’s fallen soldiers and honor those who are still with us for their sacrifices, dedication and service of defending this country’s freedoms. But there are another group of fallen heroes, not by death but by … Read Full Article
PARC National Prisoner Resource Directory
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Ohio University Correctional Education - Haning Hall 102 1 Ohio University · Athens , OH 45701 Ohio University Southern offers print-based courses to earn degree or simply take courses. Offers Associates, Bachelors, and Legal Studies Certificate courses. Write for a … Read Full Article
Snippets, December 2020
Sneezing is a involuntary sudden action to exhale breath from the nose and mouth. Violent fits of sneezing can be caused by hayfever, allergies, asthma or whooping cough. Hibernate comes from the Latin meaning winter sleep. Animals loses about a third of their weight, their breathing is … Read Full Article
Outbreak spike in Folsom spark disagreement over its cause
Disagreement has been reported over the cause of a spike in Covid-19 cases at Folsom State Prison. Several prisoners blamed some correctional officers who were sent to aid heavily infected San Quentin Prison and brought the virus when they returned to Folsom. This was denied by Press Secretary … Read Full Article
Incarcerated COVID death prompts CDCR lawsuit
One of the first claims for a coronavirus-related death of a resident at San Quentin State Prison was filed by the victim’s family in September, a Government Claim form shows. Daniel Ruiz, 61, was arrested in September 2019 for a non-violent parole violation, records show. He transferred to San … Read Full Article
CDCR plans to close DVI in 2021
DVI, Tracy, California The closure of two of the 35 state prisons has been announced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Deuel Vocational Institute (DVI), California’s sixth oldest prison, is scheduled to be closed Sept. 30, 2021. DVI flood in 1983 The … Read Full Article
Cutting SQ population in half is a risky job
San Quentin’s H-Unit Dormitory living San Quentin is on the verge of a monumental change after a state appellate court ordered the prison to slice its incarcerated population by 50% to cut back the coronavirus outbreak within the institution, according to multiple news agencies and the court … Read Full Article
Firefighters can now get jobs after passing of AB2147
The dream of incarcerated fire-fighting heroes to pursue careers as professional firefighters upon their release from prison became reality when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB2147 on September 11. According to an article by Spectrum News, AB2147 gives nonviolent offenders who fought … Read Full Article
Hysterectomies alleged at Georgia ICE facility
Several immigrant women were deported back to their country of origin missing vital organs as well as a chance at the American dream. Immigrant women detained in a Georgia ICE facility had to endure a COVID-19 outbreak and a series of unneeded gynecological surgeries reported Vice News, as well as … Read Full Article
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PIA shifted its focus to COVID-19 care
An emergency medical team and housing facility provided critical care for San Quentin’s sickest patients suffering from California’s deadliest prison coronavirus outbreak. “By the end of this week, we will have a 220-bed Alternative Care Site (ACS) in PIA (Prison Industry Authority). This … Read Full Article
SB 118 revises compassionate release
Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a bill increasing the chance for elderly and ill prisoners to obtain a compassionate release. The measure, SB 118, provides those incarcerated who have been diagnosed with a condition which is determined to either result in death or incapacitation to the point of an … Read Full Article
