It was standing room only as prisoners, volunteers, staff and family members filled the Protestant Chapel to honor more than 60 San Quentin residents … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Alliance Holds Its Fifth Graduation
San Quentin State Prison hosted six outside guests during its fifth graduation of a prison self-help group aimed at assisting ex-offenders return home … [Read more...]
Freedom After 15 Years In Prison
It’s a new and strange world for Gary Scott, who was arrested for second-degree murder at the age of 15 and recently paroled after spending 15 years … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Ruling on Habeas Corpus Reported as ‘Limited’ for State Prisoners
A recent unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling has underscored the limits of habeas corpus as a remedy for state prisoners, according to Michael C. … [Read more...]
A Deeper Look Inside David Carpenter’s Life
One of the most recognized prisoners on San Quentin’s Death Row was, born May 6, 1930 in San Francisco. His name is David Joseph Carpenter. In the … [Read more...]
Kid C.A.T Welcomes Guest
‘I was impressed that an associate warden came’ An audience of around 250 inmates, including many juvenile lifers, mingled with free people inside a … [Read more...]
California Passed its First Eugenics Law in 1909
As a part of a “racial betterment plan,” Germany practiced eugenics during the 1930s, according to the British Journal of Urology, but history shows … [Read more...]
Conservative Policies That Could Reduce Prison Cost and Recidivism
Some leading conservative Republicans are behind some innovative criminal justice policies designed to bring down the cost of incarceration, reduce … [Read more...]
An Opinion About the 19 Women Sentenced To Life Without the Possibility of Paroling
Today at the California Institute for Women, there are 19 women who have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Their profiles, … [Read more...]
Uncounted Imprisoned Black Men Skew Census Data
Estimate: Correct count would make bad numbers even worse Researchers from the University of Washington have concluded that failing to include … [Read more...]
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