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Archives for May 2012

PIA Worker Layoffs

May 4, 2012 by Forrest Lee Jones

San Quentin’s Prison Industry Authority has cut approximately half of its labor force over the past year due to a drop in statewide sales. The workers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs

Right to Assistance in Plea Deals

May 4, 2012 by Stephen Liebb

The U.S. Supreme Court says criminal defendants have a right to effective legal assistance during plea negotiations, and a lawyer must inform the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Death Penalty in Limbo

May 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

California is taking steps to resume executions while voters are deciding whether to abolish capital punishment in November. Gov. Jerry Brown ordered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty

Distance Learning Scaled Back for Summer Semester

May 4, 2012 by Tom Bolema

The college correspondence classes offered at San Quentin will be limited this summer. The shortfall of classes is because Lassen and Palo Verde … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Minister Ordinations Held in The Garden Chapel

May 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Contributor

Denominational leaders from across America attended the recent ordination of five San Quentin prisoners as ministers in the American Evangelical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Religious Programs

Prisoners, Staff and Community Stand Against Violence in Prison

May 4, 2012 by San Quentin News Contributor

Six years ago, several inmates frustrated by the violent nature of prison had a simple idea: All inmates should come together on the yard and observe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Reform

Learning Boxing’s Skills from a Long-Time Coach

May 4, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

An unfortunate experience led Achilles Williams to start boxing as a youth. “In 1962 some people took my shoes in Washington D.C. My sister took me to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports

Kings Edge Sports Ministry in Overtime

May 4, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

The San Quentin Kings basketball team for 40 and older men defeated the outside basketball team called the Sports Ministry in their season opener … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports

Athletes Share Personal Hardships With Men of S.Q.

May 4, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

Even successful athletes of the University of California Berkeley Bears football team had hardships during their childhoods. During their March visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports

Students Learn the Wrenching Story of Change in Africa

May 4, 2012 by GARY SCOTT

Despite a devastating slave trade and European colonial domination, Africa today is able to adapt, change and redefine its people and cultures, two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

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