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...]
Archives for November 2011
West Block Opens For the Mainline
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...]
New Leadership At S.Q. News
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...]
Prison Staff Face Mass Layoffs and Transfers
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...]
Ex-Dealer’s Message
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...]
Realignment From County To County
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...]
Lifer Home for the Holidays
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...]
Confidential Files Used to Deny Parole
The California Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District ruled that confidential information used by former Governor Schwarzenegger does need … [Read more...]
Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim
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...]
The U.S. Has World’s Highest Incarceration Rate
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...]