California signed a $30.7 million a year contract for five years with an international prison company to house prisoners at two low-level security … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
KQED Report Says CDCR Chief Beard Has the Toughest Job in California
Correctional Secretary Jeffrey Beard has the toughest job in California, according to a KQED report. Beard has faced crisis after crisis since joining … [Read more...]
Federal Cutbacks Shift Firefight Cost to State and Localities
Since 1980, federal firefighting crews have been cutback by 40 percent, the New York Times reports. The cutbacks shift the responsibility for fighting … [Read more...]
Unlikely Compromise to End Federal Mandatory Minimums
Two unlikely legislators joined forces to end federal mandatory minimum sentences. Conservative Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.,) and his Democratic counterpart … [Read more...]
S.Q. Education Department Gets New Electronic SMART Boards
The Robert E. Burton Adult Education Center at San Quentin has installed a new interactive state-of-the-art electronic learning devices in six … [Read more...]
Data Shows Educated Prisoners Don’t Return
After being released from prison, educated inmates do not come back, according to the Rand Corporation. “We no longer need to debate whether … [Read more...]
U.S. Congress Address Drug Policies And Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
It seems the U.S. Congress rarely agrees on any issues these days. It has, though, agreed on one thing in recent years: mandatory minimum sentencing … [Read more...]
S.Q. Officer P. Jo Showcases Hidden Photo Talent
Officer P. Jo, 34, is putting his talents to good use. His picture of San Quentin was selected to be the image for the 2014 San Quentin calendar. He … [Read more...]
Prison Humor Highlights PUP’s Annual Open Mic Event
Tommy Winfrey read a selected chapter from a memoir, The Things I Peed On, and had a crowd of about 100 inmates grabbing their sides with laughter, as … [Read more...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
The month of February is full of special observations. According to the World Almanac, February is Black History Month, American Heart Month, Library … [Read more...]