Much attention is paid to absentee fathers without affording due consideration and respect for the sacrifices and strong impact of mothers. My eldest … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Historical Tale About American’s Largest Slave Revolt
Understanding history is a tricky business, always written by he who controls the message. That being said, when looking back to figure out what … [Read more...]
Report Says Justice System Fails To Identify and Treat Inmates’ Mental Health Needs
The American criminal justice system largely fails to identify mental illness and its relationship to crime, according to VERA Institute of … [Read more...]
Thomas Curby Henderson Died From Fourth Tier Fall
Thomas Curby Henderson, 60, better known to inmates and as the meek, hard working, and humble “Charlie,” died on Jan. 23 at Marin General Hospital … [Read more...]
Pianist Sarah Cahill Honors Former San Quentin Inmate With a Concert in the Protestant Chapel
A concert honoring former San Quentin inmate Henry Cowell drew an eclectic crowd of inmates and outside visitors to San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel. … [Read more...]
Restorative Justice Symposium Draws Outsiders
Nearly 50 outsiders ventured inside a state prison, finding their way to its Catholic Chapel for a Restorative Justice symposium that brought crime … [Read more...]
Pretend That You Could Go Back in Time
It would probably be frightening for someone from the future to appear before us and provide a message about what is to come and then disappear. … [Read more...]
2014 February News Briefs
Stark, Fla.—Askari Abdullah Muhammad, previously known as Thomas Knight, was executed Jan. 7 for killing a prison guard in 1980. McAlester, … [Read more...]
Report Indicates North Carolina Forensics Crime Lab Drops the Ball on Following Proper Procedure
A North Carolina forensic crime lab was found to have failed to follow proper reporting procedures, according to a state inquiry commission. A 2012 … [Read more...]
Study Shows How Trauma Affected Most Pennsylvania Prisoners
Almost all Pennsylvania state prisoners have experienced traumatic events in their lives, a new study concludes. Eighty-five percent of the nearly 600 … [Read more...]