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Archives for September 2011

San Francisco Reviewing Legislation to End Offender Discrimination

September 29, 2011 by Michael Cooke

San Francisco and the federal government are grappling with the question of whether private employers should have the right to discriminate against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Centerforce Summit to Examine Incarceration

September 29, 2011 by CHRISFINO KENYATTA LEAL

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...]

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A Teacher’s Perspective On Prison Education And Offender Recidivism

September 29, 2011 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Education is the key to curbing recidivism, community activist and teacher Jane Curtis says. “The more educated people are, the better decisions they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Parole and Release

Prison Time May Extend Life

September 29, 2011 by Michael Cooke

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Prison Population Reduction Plan Begins October 1

September 29, 2011 by Michael Cooke

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...]

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Brothers in Pen Publish Fourth Anthology

September 29, 2011 by Kony Kim

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...]

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Marin Seeks Death Penalty for Stabbing

September 29, 2011 by JulianGlenn Padgett

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...]

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Assembly Revises Juvenile Bill

September 29, 2011 by Michael Cooke

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Youth Offender

Asked On The Line

September 29, 2011 by ANGEL ALVAREZ

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Asked On The Line

Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Lots of Laughs

September 29, 2011 by Arnulfo Garcia

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...]

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