Classrooms and reentry programs are key to solving problems associated with jail and prison overcrowding, according to San Francisco Sheriff Ross … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Two-Year Extension To Meet Prison Cap
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...]
Organizations Push State to Release 2,000 Prisoners Eligible for Prop. 36
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...]
Court Orders Adequate Facility for Death Row Mental Health Inmates
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...]
Happy New Years & Happy Birthday
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...]
Statistics Show U.S. Incarceration Rate Highest in History, Highest in World
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...]
‘Give Respect to Get Respect,’ Says Retiring Officer Rita Jones
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...]
The Significances of Black History Month
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...]
Homeboy Industries and Boeing Offer Opportunity for Ex-Cons
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...]
Men and Women of Purpose Provides Services for Newly Released Prisoners
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...]
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