On Monday morning, May 13, approximately 700 inmates housed in San Quentin’s H-Unit were taken out of their dorms and escorted onto the main … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Push for Private Prisons
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is upbeat on the prospect of the business of private prisons. And executives representing the Corrections Corporation … [Read more...]
Going Home to See Becky
David Marsh wrote this column shortly before being paroled FORGIVENESS: I will be leaving this place soon, in a matter of days, God willing. Yup, … [Read more...]
Death Row Yard Shots Fired
According to prison authorities, on June 25, 2010, staff observed Grade B condemned inmates fighting with one another on the Condemned Re-Integrated … [Read more...]
Charge Inmates $5 per Day? Bill Dies in the State Senate
A bill that would have required jail and prison inmates to pay $5.00 dollars a day to help defray the costs of their incarceration was defeated in a … [Read more...]
One Neighborhood…Two Paths, Two Lives…Why the Difference
My position with San Quentin News as Editor-in-Chief affords me the opportunity to meet and interview people from all walks of life, from the … [Read more...]
I’m Out On Parole: So What Do I Do Now?
I’ve left behind the walls of the prison, having paroled on June 11. But I’m still fighting to reach freedom, one slow step at a time. I’m homeless … [Read more...]
Warden Duffy Tells How He Started the San Quentin News
Clinton Duffy, the son of a San Quentin guard, grew up to be warden from 1940 to 1952. Among the humane changes he instituted were the end of corporal … [Read more...]
Assembly Bill To Boost Ex-Felon Jobs
Serving time in prison is suppose to cancel the debt owed for social indiscretion. Unfortunately, ex-felons do not have fair access to jobs or gainful … [Read more...]
Jennifer Scaife Leaves S.Q. After Four Years
For the past four years, Jennifer Scaife has become a fixture in San Quentin inmate education, enhancing the lives of some 1,500 students and … [Read more...]