NOT ALL ELIGIBLE PRISONERS ARE EXPECTED TO GAIN EARLY RELEASE Last November, California voters overwhelmingly amended the state’s Three Strikes Law, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Rehabilitation in S.Q. Harder to Attain
Rick Higginbotham is the face of the new generation of San Quentin prisoner. After serving more than 20 years in California prisons, he moved to San … [Read more...]
Expected Prison Costs $8.6 Billion in 2012-13
California taxpayers will spend about $8.6 billion to maintain its prison system in fiscal year 2012-13, according to the nonpartisan Legislative … [Read more...]
Napoleon Brown Released after 17 Years
PROP. 36 enabled sentence modification Proposition 36 has opened the door for Richard Napoleon Brown, a prisoner who was serving life in San Quentin … [Read more...]
26-Year-Old Tradition Lives On in Folsom State Prison
Folsom – Christmas was brightened for 51 El Dorado County children, thanks to gifts of bicycles refurbished by Folsom prisoners. The prisoners take … [Read more...]
1st Ever Kwanzaa Celebration Held In San Quentin
Smiles and cheers were on the faces of the men who attended the first San Quentin African-American Kwanza holiday on Dec. 28. Celebrants gathered … [Read more...]
Calls For Peace Spark Widespread Interest
Ending racial hostilities in California prisons, as proposed by a coalition of Pelican Bay prisoners, would not solve all of the system’s problems, … [Read more...]
Helping the Infirm
PRISONER GROUP OFFERS COMPASSION TO OTHERS A group of San Quentin prisoners called the Gold Coats have been selected to help elderly, sick and … [Read more...]
Beloved Lifer Passes Away, Leaves Behind Daughter and Sister
Lifer Jesse “Blue” Wells, who friends said did his time quietly and with dignity, died of cardiac arrest Dec. 28 at the San Quentin medical facility. … [Read more...]
College Program Sponsors Open Mic
There were songs and poems, laughter and somber reflections as a dozen San Quentin prisoners took the stage during the Prison University Project’s … [Read more...]
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