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Archives for September 2012

Judge Rejects Ending Medical Receivership

September 6, 2012 by John C. Eagan

The federal judge who ordered major improvement in California prison medical care has refused to end the receivership he imposed in 2006. “Evidence of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health and Wellness

Ninth Annual Health Fair

September 6, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

Hundreds of inmates flooded the Lower Yard and gym for the ninth annual San Quentin TRUST Health Fair, lining up to learn how to live healthy lives in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

Building Named In Honor of Lewis

September 6, 2012 by JulianGlenn Padgett

David Lewis spent many years turning his life around, and helping other convicts and ex-cons get their lives on track. The East Palo Alto City Council … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Literacy Program Celebrates 13 Successful Years at S.Q.

September 6, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

Community volunteers and prison educators shared hamburgers and pizza with inmates to celebrate a literacy program’s 13th annual Student … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs, SQ News

Changes To Juvenile LWOP

September 6, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

The California Legislature has approved a bill giving prisoners sentenced as juveniles to life without parole a chance to one day be released. Gov. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Youth Offender

Insufficient Funding Leads to Slow Death Penalty Appeals

September 6, 2012 by Charles David Henry

Inadequate funding of capital defense attorneys has drastically slowed the appeals process in some states. The result: overflowing Death Row … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty

Prisoner Activists Adopt a Green Life

September 6, 2012 by San Quentin News Staff

A group of San Quentin prisoners is learning how to protect and preserve the environment. “They are clear that in order to do this, they need to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Health and Wellness, SQ News

State Losing Fire fighting Resources

September 6, 2012 by N. T. NOBLE BUTLER

INMATE FIREFIGHTERS SENT TO COUNTY LOCK-UPS The state is about to lose a very valuable and crucial weapon in the fight against wildfires, prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Prison Programs

Campaign to Stop Transfers Sparks Plea to State Leaders

September 6, 2012 by Charles David Henry

Opposition has surfaced to transferring most of the prisoners in a popular program at California State Prison at Lancaster. More than three-quarters … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Criminal Justice

Faulty Lab Testing Spurs Review of Convictions

September 6, 2012 by A. Kevin Valvardi

Federal officials are reviewing convictions based on potentially flawed hair sample lab analysis. The concern surfaced when The Washington Post … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

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