San Quentin News

Written By Incarcerated - Advancing Social Justice

  • Home
  • Espanol Home
  • Image Galleries
  • Back Issues
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Donate / Subscribe
  • Wall City

Archives for February 2014

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Visits S.Q.

February 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

Classrooms and reentry programs are key to solving problems associated with jail and prison overcrowding, according to San Francisco Sheriff Ross … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

Two-Year Extension To Meet Prison Cap

February 24, 2014 by San Quentin News Contributor

On Feb. 10, a federal court gave Gov. Jerry Brown a two-year extension to meet an inmate population cap on the state’s prisons. The order comes after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Organizations Push State to Release 2,000 Prisoners Eligible for Prop. 36

February 24, 2014 by Charles David Henry

The NAACP Legal Defense, Education Fund and the Three Strikes Project at Stanford School of Law want some 2,000 prisoners, who are eligible for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Court Orders Adequate Facility for Death Row Mental Health Inmates

February 24, 2014 by Juan Haines

A federal court has ordered California prison officials to create or find an adequate treatment facility for Death Row inmates with mental health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty

Happy New Years & Happy Birthday

February 24, 2014 by San Quentin News Staff

The staff of San Quentin News could not resist putting these two lovely babies in our newspaper. Both have bright futures, born in the same week, Seth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Statistics Show U.S. Incarceration Rate Highest in History, Highest in World

February 24, 2014 by Aaron Taylor

With more than 2.3 million men and women imprisoned in U.S. jails and prisons, two statistics stand out: today’s U.S. incarceration rate is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

‘Give Respect to Get Respect,’ Says Retiring Officer Rita Jones

February 24, 2014 by Tommy Winfrey

Friday the 13th turned out to be correctional officer Rita Jones’ lucky day. On Dec. 13, Jones retired from the California Department of Corrections … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

The Significances of Black History Month

February 24, 2014 by Aaron Taylor

America is a great nation, it is hard to argue against that. This country, in its short history, has done much to make its mark on the world and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Homeboy Industries and Boeing Offer Opportunity for Ex-Cons

February 24, 2014 by CHRISTOPHER SCHUMACHER

Global Corporate Citizenship is a term that you would hardly equate with men getting out of prison. However, an unusual alliance between Boeing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Men and Women of Purpose Provides Services for Newly Released Prisoners

February 24, 2014 by Ted Swain

Ex-cons getting out of prison need a lot of help getting started again, according to a mentoring program in Richmond. Men and Women of Purpose, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 6
  • Next Page »

Video

Made With Love At San Quentin State Prison The Last Mile Logo

  • Home
  • Espanol Home
  • Image Galleries
  • Back Issues
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Donate / Subscribe
  • Wall City

  • Featured
  • Recently Posted
  • Arts
  • Death Penalty
  • Education
  • Espanol
  • Legal
  • Most Read
  • Sports