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...]
Archives for December 2013
75 New GRIP Graduates Promise to Work for Peace
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...]
Judge Slams the Door on Cancer Patient, 81
After the California parole board granted 81-year-old terminal cancer patient Bill Lambie a compassionate release last July, Superior Court Judge … [Read more...]
Death In Dixieland
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...]
San Quentin Celebrates the Second Annual Veterans Day
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...]
Officer K.A. Davis Retires
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...]
Gov. Brown Vetoes Bill to Lower Drug Charges
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...]
‘State Still Responsible for Shifted Inmate Care’
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...]
Population Cap Pushes Shafter Jail to Reopen
‘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...]
‘I’ve Tried to Make Up for the Pain’
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...]
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