Former Californian prisoners are gaining much-needed access to medical care, thanks to the state’s expansion of Medicaid, according to a National … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Health & Fitness
Influenza (“the flu”) has recently arrived in Marin County, and it’s occurring in congregate living settings and in other places where people live in … [Read more...]
Health Professionals Provide Valuable Instruction During Two-Day Workshop
The San Quentin peer-education group Centerforce received support from two Bay Area experts in providing more health-related help to prisoners. Sandra … [Read more...]
Nebraska’s Prison Population on the Rise
Due to a growing number of prisoners, Nebraska is proposing to reverse last year’s prison cutbacks. Officials are seeking $5 million to hire new staff … [Read more...]
The Turnaround State? Does California Have One of the Finest Prison Systems in the Nation?
Gov. Jerry Brown has combined leadership on reducing California’s bloated prison population with relentless attacks on the courts, whose orders have … [Read more...]
Capital Punishment: One Person’s Moral Dilemma
Death penalty or Life Without Parole – Will someone please be kind enough to tell me which of two evils is the “lesser” one? Maybe then I’ll know if I … [Read more...]
Pondering the Future: What Would You Do?
Looking ahead 10 to 20 years, what’s the first thing you would do if you had the energy, time and resources? That question was posed in 21 informal, … [Read more...]
January 2013 News Briefs
1. CORCORAN — Last fiscal year, the California State Prison’s Visions Adult School graduated a record number of 125 students, who earned General … [Read more...]