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Archives for December 2013

Realignment Switch Hurts Female Inmates

December 22, 2013 by Kevin Sawyer

Female inmates in California state prisons are suffering a disproportionate number of indignities as a consequence of the state’s plan to reduce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

75 New GRIP Graduates Promise to Work for Peace

December 22, 2013 by Juan Haines

More than 300 men and women, including family members, filled San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel to witness 75 inmates receive diplomas for completing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Judge Slams the Door on Cancer Patient, 81

December 22, 2013 by Boston Woodard

After the California parole board granted 81-year-old terminal cancer patient Bill Lambie a compassionate release last July, Superior Court Judge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Death In Dixieland

December 22, 2013 by Charles David Henry

82 Percent of Executions Are in the South The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) reports, “As of January 2013, 3,125 inmates on death row came … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

San Quentin Celebrates the Second Annual Veterans Day

December 22, 2013 by San Quentin News Contributor

It was an early Monday morning—the fog lifting in the salty air and the cries of seagulls echoing over the lap of waves against a rocky beach. Two sea … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out, Veterans Information Project

Officer K.A. Davis Retires

December 22, 2013 by Arnulfo Garcia

When an opportunity presents itself, sometimes you have to act. That is how Correctional Officer K.A. Davis began his career with the California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Gov. Brown Vetoes Bill to Lower Drug Charges

December 22, 2013 by Wesley Eisiminger

Gov. Jerry Brown returned to the Legislature a bill that would have reduced the amount of jail time offenders serve for possession of certain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

‘State Still Responsible for Shifted Inmate Care’

December 22, 2013 by Malik Harris

State still responsible for its inmates in county jails who need ‘basic necessities of life’ In court papers, state officials said they are no longer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Population Cap Pushes Shafter Jail to Reopen

December 22, 2013 by Wesley Eisiminger

‘CDCR should reopen four more facilities’ In order for state prison officials to meet a court ordered population cap, the once closed Shafter City … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

‘I’ve Tried to Make Up for the Pain’

December 22, 2013 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Brian Shipp’s incarceration began with him in a state of humiliation. After his arrest for kidnap and robbery, he was taken to the hospital and placed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

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