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Archives for December 2011

Death Penalty Called Failure

December 1, 2011 by JOAN LISETOR

“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...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty

Cards for Kids

December 1, 2011 by Aly Tamboura

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...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs, Youth Offender

Medical Care at San Quentin Improving

December 1, 2011 by Juan Haines

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...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

West Block Woes

December 1, 2011 by DANIEL TREVINO

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...]

Filed Under: Education

Funding Mental Health Facilities

December 1, 2011 by Michael Cooke

Several hundred million dollars are going into new medical facilities for state prison inmates. With budgets being slashed around the state, critics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

Offering Peer Health Educator Training

December 1, 2011 by CHRISFINO KENYATTA LEAL

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...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

Amending Three Strike Law Up for 2012 Vote

December 1, 2011 by Forrest Lee Jones

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...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Hanukkah Begins December 20th and Ends December 27th

December 1, 2011 by JulianGlenn Padgett

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...]

Filed Under: Religious Programs

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander

December 1, 2011 by JulianGlenn Padgett

“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...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Criminal Justice

PUP Brings Change

December 1, 2011 by Tommy Winfrey

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...]

Filed Under: Education

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