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Archives for July 2012

Prison Investors Back Tough Laws

July 5, 2012 by Richard Richardson

Privately owned prison investors are banking on incarceration instead of rehabilitation by supporting politicians who are “tough on crime,” according … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform

Fifty S.Q. Men Graduate

July 5, 2012 by Aly Tamboura

Prisoners, their families, education volunteers and staff got a special treat in June, witnessing 50 men reach significant educational milestones … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Hamlet Production Captivates Crowd

July 5, 2012 by Christopher Christensen

More than 300 people packed the San Quentin Garden Chapel in June, transforming the space into a Danish castle awash with Hamlet’s anguish and anger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory LWOP for Juveniles

July 5, 2012 by Stephen Liebb

The nation’s high court said a juvenile who commits murder could not be automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Juvenile Justice

At-Risk Youths Visit San Quentin

July 5, 2012 by Arnulfo Garcia

The S.Q.U.I.R.E.S. of San Quentin teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Department to give 32 at-risk boys a tour of the prison in hope of diverting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs, Youth Offender

Prisoners Join Amala Foundation in Peace Walk

July 5, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

Amid tennis matches, basketball games, and inmates otherwise enjoying a warm Saturday afternoon, the Amala Foundation held its second annual Peace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs

Prisoner Fire Fighters Work To Refurbish Bikes for Kids

July 5, 2012 by Arnulfo Garcia

Every kid loves bikes and wants one—no matter where it comes from. Derrick Edgerly is a San Quentin inmate firefighter who also is involved in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Memorial Honors Fellow Prisoner

July 5, 2012 by San Quentin News Contributor

The San Quentin community came together in the Garden Chapel to memorialize and commemorate Levelt Duverne, 39. Duverne’s April 25 suicide stunned the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Banquet Held by Alliance Group

July 5, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

Community volunteers and prisoner graduates were honored at a recent banquet marking the second year of a San Quentin program designed to change how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs

Fourth Annual Avon Breast Cancer Walk

July 5, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

More than 300 inmates and approximately 60 community members walked the San Quentin Lower Yard in support of cancer research. Inmates walking in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

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