Prisoners and community volunteers gathered in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel in early March to attend the eighth annual graduation of 22 new members … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Occupy Protestors Rally for Reform
The Occupy movement has expanded to include San Quentin Prison. On the President’s Day holiday, several hundred protestors arrived for an … [Read more...]
‘Last Mile’ Course Touts Business Technology
San Quentin’s newest program, The Last Mile, teaches incarcerated men advanced business ideas and technology. Prisoners learn to use social media to … [Read more...]
Three Strikes Group Holds First Graduation
“Enduring Hope for Enduring Change” was the theme for the Hope for Strikers Group’s first graduation held March 9 in San Quentin’s Catholic … [Read more...]
Homeboy Industries Comes to San Quentin
Father Greg Boyle buried a youngster killed by gang violence in 1988. Two weeks before Christmas 2011, he did it for the 180th time. Father Boyle said … [Read more...]
Radio Personality Speaks With S.Q. Jailhouse Lawyers
When prisoners want to have their legal claims heard by the courts, access to qualified legal assistance is scant. This shortfall has given birth to … [Read more...]
Conservative Politicians Call for Prison Reform
Conservative prison reformers acknowledge that locking up and throwing away the key as a solution for career criminals has borne an unintended … [Read more...]
United States Has World’s Highest Rate of Incarceration
The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration or “correctional control,” and one of the causes is changes in sentencing … [Read more...]
Private Corporation Submits Bid to Purchase State Prisons
Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is offering to purchase state prisons in exchange for various considerations, including a … [Read more...]
New Report Highlights Hidden Prison Expenses
A new report shows that most states under-report the cost of prisons. “Prison costs outside the corrections budget fall under three categories: (1) … [Read more...]