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Archives for May 2012

CDCR Aims To Change Basic Policies

May 4, 2012 by Juan Haines

California prison officials are asking for court permission to keep its prisons filled to 145 percent of designed capacity. The request translates to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Reform

Cate Visits Education Programs

May 4, 2012 by Bobby D. Evans Jr.

San Quentin’s evening literacy program got a boost when California’s top prison administrator visited the prison to talk to inmates and volunteers who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Hammer Drops in On The Last Mile Group

May 4, 2012 by Lizzie Buchen

Rapper MC Hammer is proof that anyone can become master of his own message. Last month, during a visit with San Quentin’s “Last Mile” group, Hammer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs

Inmate Found Dead In Cell

May 4, 2012 by JulianGlenn Padgett

LAVELT DUVERNE SUICIDE GRIPS SAN QUENTIN “When I returned to my cell, I instinctively knew something was wrong,” Danny Cox said. “There was a sheet on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories

Noted Program Leader Leaves S.Q. This Summer

May 4, 2012 by PAUL STAUFFER

Laura Bowman-Salzsieder, who has been integral to building San Quentin’s reputation as a “programming prison,” will be leaving this summer. Some 70 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Prisoners Show Savvy at ‘The Last Mile’ Demo Day

May 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

San Quentin held its own version of Shark Tank, the popular reality show where contestants pitch business plans, in May. The biggest difference? The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs

Conversion of Chowchilla on Hold

May 4, 2012 by Richard Lindsey

Facing a court challenge and community opposition, California prison officials say they will temporarily shelve plans to convert a women’s prison to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform

CDCR Contractor to Block Illegal Prison Cell Phones

May 4, 2012 by Michael Cooke

Prison telephone service provider Global Tel Link has agreed to pay for and install technology to block illegal cell phone use by California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Reform

Kathleen Jackson’s Journey to S.Q.

May 4, 2012 by Juan Haines

Rehabilitation programs and job training are the key to solving California’s revolving prison doors, says Kathleen Jackson, a retired San Anselmo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: Homeboy Industries, The Last Mile program, TRUST, VEOG

New Health Care Facility Construction Gets Underway

May 4, 2012 by Arnulfo Garcia

Ground-breaking construction has begun on a new medical facility in Stockton designed to deliver improved services to California prisoners who are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

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