A community-based nonprofit organization and the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department have opened the Santa Barbara County Day Reporting Center in Santa … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
Bids Opened for Start Of Death Row Expansion
The Marin County Board of Supervisor filed a lawsuit challenging efforts to expand San Quentin’s death row, but it failed to halt bidding for the … [Read more...]
Georgia Prison Inmates on Strike
GEORGIA – Inmates in at least six Georgia prisons went on strike since December 9, 2010. An advocate said the inmates want better conditions and … [Read more...]
The Halloween Bowl At San Quentin
It was muddy, drizzling and foggy – a perfect day for the Halloween Bowl. Golden Gate Ministries from Mill Valley came to challenge the Blues Brothers … [Read more...]
“No Soup For You” Towers Over S.Q. Team
The No Soup For You flag football team from North Sacramento has made five trips into San Quentin, winning all five games. This day would be no … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s Player of the Month
Player of the Month honors for December go to three-sport athlete James (J.B.) Bautista, who plays soccer, softball and baseball. His teammates speak … [Read more...]
Cold and Influenza – Get The Facts
Cold and influenza (flu) season is upon us. Don’t be surprised if you or your fellow inmates begin to develop runny noses, coughs or fevers in the … [Read more...]
First U.S. Woman Executed in 5 Years
She was the first woman executed in the United States in five years – the first executed in Virginia in 98 years. Teresa Lewis, 41, who plotted with … [Read more...]
POETRY
JUST ANOTHER DAY By Jason Scardino So sets the moon, to let the sun rise, So starts the day, while the night dies. At which point it’s due time to … [Read more...]
In Indian Country
In traditional American Indian religious belief the hawk is considered a messenger. As Mercury was believed to have carried messages to the ancient … [Read more...]