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Archives for November 2011

Prison Realignment Funding in Question

November 1, 2011 by Juan Haines

Local officials are worried that money for Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison realignment plan may not continue after the current year. Realignment is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

West Block Opens For the Mainline

November 1, 2011 by San Quentin News Staff

After many rumors and speculation, H-Unit prisoners and Level II Lifers are now living in West Block – the first time since San Quentin became a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories

New Leadership At S.Q. News

November 1, 2011 by Arnulfo Garcia

One of the most challenging jobs in San Quentin is producing the San Quentin News prisoner newspaper. I accepted the job, knowing that we will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Profiles

Prison Staff Face Mass Layoffs and Transfers

November 1, 2011 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Big changes are on the horizon for California’s 63,000 corrections employees, including layoffs and transfers triggered by the state’s prisoner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Ex-Dealer’s Message

November 1, 2011 by San Quentin News Contributor

OAKLAND -- For a brief but glorious couple of years in the late 1980s, Darryl “Lil D” Reed thought he had it made. His uncle by marriage was Felix … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Realignment From County To County

November 1, 2011 by San Quentin News Staff

SOLANO COUNTY Solano County’s Public Safety Realignment revenues during fiscal year 2011-12 will total $4.3 million. That money will goes to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Lifer Home for the Holidays

November 1, 2011 by Richard Richardson

Released from San Quentin State Prison after 33 years in prison, Albert Hernandez will be home for the holiday, proclaiming that is a very different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Confidential Files Used to Deny Parole

November 1, 2011 by Stephen Liebb

The California Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District ruled that confidential information used by former Governor Schwarzenegger does need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim

November 1, 2011 by Stephen Liebb

A prisoner who is called a “bitch” by another inmate is not justified in using force in self-defense. The Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

The U.S. Has World’s Highest Incarceration Rate

November 1, 2011 by PAUL STAUFFER

America leads the world in the number of its people under correctional control, according to a report by the PEW Center on the States. The report says … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

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