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Archives for March 2013

Ex-Offenders and Survivors of Crime Unite to Tell a Story of Pain and Loss

March 13, 2013 by San Quentin News Staff

It was a true reality play, featuring mothers of murdered children and men serving time in prison for murder. The play was produced by No More Tears, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Feds Say Prison Overcrowding Creates Dangerous Atmosphere

March 13, 2013 by San Quentin News Staff

The rise in offenders housed within federal prisons is creating an increasingly dangerous atmosphere for staff and prisoners alike, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

A California Prison’s Maritime History

March 13, 2013 by Tommy Winfrey

The ship Waban, California’s first official prison, docked at San Quentin Point in 1852. But it was not the first place that housed inmates. Years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Overseer Finds Prison Suicides Remain A Major Problem

March 13, 2013 by San Quentin News Staff

Suicides are still a serious problem in California prisons, according to a court-appointed monitor of the state’s prison mental health care … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

One Man Finds Transformation After Living a Nightmare

March 13, 2013 by Juan Haines

Louisiana during the 1960s was a bad time and place for a black man to be charged with killing a white woman and make it to trial alive, let alone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

South Carolina Alters Sentencing Policies to Ease Prison Crowding

March 13, 2013 by Charles David Henry

Fewer Parole Violations Issued In 2010, South Carolina made major changes in its sentencing laws to solve the problem of an ever-growing prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin

March 13, 2013 by CHRISTOPHER SCHUMACHER

Life After Prison for Veterans The Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin is gearing up to implement a new program designed to prepare incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Profiles

Minnesota Medical Care Provider Sued For Wrongful Death of Prisoner

March 13, 2013 by San Quentin News Staff

A federal lawsuit has been filed against a medical care provider for the wrongful death of a Minnesota prisoner in 2010, according to the Star … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Proposition 36 Falls Short Addressing Re-Entry Needs of Ex-Offenders

March 13, 2013 by San Quentin News Staff

After being locked up for nearly two decades some of the beneficiaries of last November’s change in California’s Three Strikes Law are being let out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Prisoners Provide Vital Services for San Quentin

March 13, 2013 by Boston Woodard

It’s not uncommon to see prisoners working with welding equipment around San Quentin. Maintenance workers are on call for emergencies on everything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

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