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...]
Archives for September 2012
Ninth Annual Health Fair
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...]
Building Named In Honor of Lewis
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...]
Literacy Program Celebrates 13 Successful Years at S.Q.
Community volunteers and prison educators shared hamburgers and pizza with inmates to celebrate a literacy program’s 13th annual Student … [Read more...]
Changes To Juvenile LWOP
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...]
Insufficient Funding Leads to Slow Death Penalty Appeals
Inadequate funding of capital defense attorneys has drastically slowed the appeals process in some states. The result: overflowing Death Row … [Read more...]
Prisoner Activists Adopt a Green Life
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...]
State Losing Fire fighting Resources
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...]
Campaign to Stop Transfers Sparks Plea to State Leaders
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...]
Faulty Lab Testing Spurs Review of Convictions
Federal officials are reviewing convictions based on potentially flawed hair sample lab analysis. The concern surfaced when The Washington Post … [Read more...]
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