In an unprecedented move, a California district attorney heard first-hand from a group of prisoners explaining that education and early intervention … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Inspirational Visit
Famed Ex-Editor Wilbert Rideau Of the Angolite Magazine Pays San Quentin News a Visit A man considered America’s most-honored prison journalist says … [Read more...]
Ex-Cop, Once Incarcerated, Shares His Good Works
After spending 20 years behind bars for murder, an ex-Oakland police officer came back to San Quentin to talk to prisoners about what it takes to … [Read more...]
Lifer Laid To Rest After Long Journey
Ron Taylor, 63, dies of cancer Editor’s Note: Ronald Evans Taylor, a well-known former San Quentin prisoner, died in Vacaville of liver cancer in … [Read more...]
7 Prisoners Pitch Business Ideas
Venture capitalism took on a whole new meaning, as business executives ventured inside the walls of San Quentin State Prison to hear business … [Read more...]
A Message From the San Quentin News
Looking ahead to the future – five years after a successful Revival, The news has many improvements yet to come As we continue the hard work of … [Read more...]
One Man’s Mission – Bring Joy To Others
Every morning, after eating breakfast in the North Block chow hall, the smiling face of inmate Lenny Rideout greets prisoners as they clear their … [Read more...]
Reports Say California Prison Realignment Has Hit the Wall
State Has Done Nearly All it Can to Shrink Prisoner Population Using This Strategy California has done about all it can to reduce prison populations, … [Read more...]
Stanford Awarded Grant Money For Research on Realignment
The Stanford Criminal Justice Center has received grants totaling $650,000 to support its research on the impact of Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison … [Read more...]
9th Circuit Rules Against Race-Based Punishment
California’s Pelican Bay State Prison has been ordered to end race-based punishment except during riots and other dire emergencies by a federal … [Read more...]
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