The California Supreme Court will decide two issues that are critical for lifers appearing before the Board of Parole Hearings. The court will decide … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
San Francisco Reviewing Legislation to End Offender Discrimination
San Francisco and the federal government are grappling with the question of whether private employers should have the right to discriminate against … [Read more...]
Centerforce Summit to Examine Incarceration
Centerforce’s National Inside/Out Summit on incarceration will focus on “The Faces of Change: People and Strategies That Make a Difference” within the … [Read more...]
Prison Time May Extend Life
Black men are half as likely to die in prison than if they aren’t, a recent study of North Carolina inmates suggests. The black prisoners appeared to … [Read more...]
Prison Population Reduction Plan Begins October 1
California prison officials project they will meet a federal court mandate to trim the state’s prison occupancy by 33,000 over the next 24 months, … [Read more...]
Brothers in Pen Publish Fourth Anthology
Hot off the press is Six Cubic Feet, a new story collection by San Quentin’s creative writing group. This anthology, the group’s fourth in its … [Read more...]
Marin Seeks Death Penalty for Stabbing
The Marin County district attorney says he will seek the death penalty for a San Quentin prisoner accused of fatally stabbing a fellow inmate in July … [Read more...]
Assembly Revises Juvenile Bill
A bill approved by the State Senate to give juveniles sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole a second chance was revived after … [Read more...]
Asked On The Line
Despite the unpopularity of the death penalty among the men in blue at San Quentin, many still think it is needed. Random informal interviews were … [Read more...]
Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Lots of Laughs
For an hour or so, an array of San Quentin prisoners, staff members and volunteers stepped out of their routine into the shoes of Shakespeare actors, … [Read more...]