A new report says California renewed its practice of sterilizing prison inmates between 2006 and 2010. This was three years after then-Gov. Gray Davis … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Much to America
Undocumented immigrants are not a new issue for the United States. In the first decade of the twentieth century, over nine million of them entered the … [Read more...]
Victims’ Rights Leader Pushes State Officials For Better Rehabilitation
‘A Day Off For Each Day Served’ A victims’ rights leader urges California to do a better job of rehabilitating offenders to improve public … [Read more...]
Report: Slight Increase in the Cost To Keep Inmates in County Jails
The cost to keep offenders locked up in county jails increased slightly from 2010 to 2011, according to state records. Nearly every county jail … [Read more...]
Article Indicates America’s Crime Rate On a Downward Slide For Two Decades
Americans Safer Now Than They Have Been In 40 Years American crime rate is plunging, according to an article in The Economist. Criminal incidents in … [Read more...]
The Factors Used in California To Prosecute Law Breakers
A university study examined what factors district attorneys and judges use when determining how to prosecute people accused of breaking the … [Read more...]
College Programs Bring Higher Education To Main Line Prisoners at San Quentin
Of the various college programs at San Quentin, two are the most established: Patten University, coordinated by the Prison University Project (PUP), … [Read more...]
News Briefs
Nebraska – Many prisoners of whom are baby boomers—are aging and requiring more medical attention, igniting a debate on whether elderly inmates should … [Read more...]
San Quentin Has a Rich History of Artwork
Many people are unaware of San Quentin’s rich history of artwork. There are murals abound through out the institution that catalog California’s … [Read more...]
50-Year Anniversary Of March on Washington
In keeping with the passing of the historical baton to the next generation, this column would be very remiss if it did not acknowledge or pay homage … [Read more...]