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Archives for March 2012

There’s a Secret To Creating Quality Prison Health Care

March 2, 2012 by Arnulfo Garcia

The secret to quality medical care for prisoners is hiring people who really want to work behind the walls, says Jamie Molina, a Licensed Vocational … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health and Wellness

New Tools Trying to Curb Use of Prison Cell Phones

March 2, 2012 by Kevin Sawyer

Last year a pilot program detected over 2,500 unique wireless signals and blocked another 24,000 “unauthorized communication” attempts in two of its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Initiative to End Death Penalty Heads to Voters on 2012 Ballot

March 2, 2012 by Juan Haines

For the first time since 1978, California voters may be able to decide whether to keep the death penalty as the harshest way to punish murders. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Ex-Prisoner Visits the Vocational Shop That Gave Him a Foothold on Parole

March 2, 2012 by Michael Cooke

Ed Ramirez says he’s grateful for the sheet metal vocational skills he mastered in San Quentin State Prison. He says they opened the door to an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Race Case

March 2, 2012 by Stephen Liebb

The subject of race and admissions policy for state universities is once again before the U.S. Supreme Court. Abigail Fisher, a Texas resident, is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

S.Q. Library Sees Its Hours Reduced

March 2, 2012 by Charles David Henry

Due to California’s budget woes, San Quentin’s library hours have been reduced for the mainline population. The change resulted from cutting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Prison Stories

A Giant Interview – Michael Anthony Tyler

March 2, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

Michael Anthony Tyler of the San Quentin Giants baseball team discusses his sports and life experiences. What organized sports team did you play for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles, SQ baseball, SQ GIANTS, TRUST, VOEG

Four Athletes Offer Insights On Playing San Quentin Sports

March 2, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

Here are comments from incarcerated men who are players of San Quentin sports teams. They discussed whether playing organized sports in San Quentin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Coach Harris Looking for Kings

March 2, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

Head Coach Orlando Harris says tryouts gave him a good look at the over-40 men who will make up the San Quentin Kings basketball team, and he’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

‘Too Many’ Good Warrior Candidates at Tryouts

March 2, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

The San Quentin Warriors basketball team’s tryouts were bittersweet for head coach Daniel Wright. “30 Players tried out for the Warriors. The … [Read more...]

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