“The death penalty is not a deterrent to crime, nor is it swift justice,” former San Quentin Warden Jeanne Woodford told an audience of about 100 … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Cards for Kids
A group of prisoners, sentenced as teenagers to life in prison, reached out to hospitalized children this holiday season, bringing joy into their … [Read more...]
Medical Care at San Quentin Improving
The latest evaluation of the San Quentin State Prison health care system shows that urgent and emergency services for prisoners are deficient. High … [Read more...]
West Block Woes
San Quentin North Block prisoners who were transferred to West Block are dealing with the new living conditions with patience. The transfer was a … [Read more...]
Funding Mental Health Facilities
Several hundred million dollars are going into new medical facilities for state prison inmates. With budgets being slashed around the state, critics … [Read more...]
Offering Peer Health Educator Training
Centerforce’s Peer Health Education Program is offering two new classes: a 12-week series of health classes that lead to becoming a Peer Health … [Read more...]
Amending Three Strike Law Up for 2012 Vote
A new ballot initiative is headed for a vote in 2012 to curb life sentences for non-violent crimes. The measure was drafted by the Stanford University … [Read more...]
Hanukkah Begins December 20th and Ends December 27th
As the Jewish festival of Hanukkah approaches, many prepare for the ceremonial lighting of the Menorah candles - the three blessings and the miracle … [Read more...]
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander
“More African-American men are in prison, or on parole, than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War,” said Professor Michelle Alexander in a … [Read more...]
PUP Brings Change
San Quentin sits alongside the Bay like a castle, a penitentiary full of history and legend. It is symbolic of a bloody past - once home to warriors … [Read more...]