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Archives for September 2010

The Powerful Saga Of Van Jones

September 1, 2010 by Michael R. Harris

Van Jones – activist, educator and green economy builder – paid a return visit to San Quentin in September and offered words of wisdom. A former … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: The Green Life, The Van Jones Show, Van Jones

Quan Says Education Is Crucial

September 1, 2010 by Troy Williams

To effectively fight crime society needs to concentrate on its children, according to Oakland City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Jean Quan. “We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Profiles

Richmond Project Men Hear From Their Mayor

September 1, 2010 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Mayor of Richmond, CA Gayle McLaughlin visited San Quentin’s Richmond Project and put her words into action by stressing her slogan,“Building a Better … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs

Executions Cancelled For the Year

September 1, 2010 by JulianGlenn Padgett

The planned September execution of Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. at San Quentin has been cancelled, probably until next year, as California continues to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty

Juvenile Arrest Rate Now Higher Than for Adults

September 1, 2010 by Michael Cooke

There are 225,000 arrests of juvenile offenders each year in California. The reasons for these arrests are almost as numerous as the arrest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Juvenile Justice

GREEN CAREER FAIR

September 1, 2010 by R.F. GILLIAM

About 30 enthusiastic vendors introduced several hundred San Quentin inmates due for release soon to job opportunities in the burgeoning, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Health and Wellness

Court Shaves Back The Miranda Ruling

September 1, 2010 by JulianGlenn Padgett

In a stunning legal upheaval, the U.S. Supreme Court has removed one of the mainstay protections of the Miranda v. Arizona rule for citizens of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

10 Things About Prisons

September 1, 2010 by Arnulfo Garcia

1. The United States has a correctional population of 7,328,200, which means one in every 31 U.S. adults is under correctional control. [Bureau of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

How to Get Your Bill Passed: Find a Sponsor

September 1, 2010 by EDDIE GRIFFIN

An analysis conducted by the San Jose Mercury News demonstrates that sponsored bills are far more likely to become law than bills without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Parole Board Given Flawed Psych Reports

September 1, 2010 by Arnulfo Garcia

Numerous prisoners were subjected to flawed psychological evaluations, and Board of Parole Hearings commissioners are insufficiently trained to detect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Legal

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