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Archives for June 2014

Amala Foundation Promotes Global Peace Inside S.Q.

June 25, 2014 by Juan Haines

May 25 was not a typical Sunday on San Quentin’s Lower Yard. Amid the morning tennis matches and basketball games that inmates play against the Bay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

San Mateo D.A. Discusses Criminal Justice Policy

June 25, 2014 by Juan Haines

San Quentin News’ fifth Forum featured San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe. Wagstaffe and his assistant, Al Serrato, discussed … [Read more...]

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New Senate Bills Give Hope To Juvenile Lifers

June 25, 2014 by Kevin Sawyer

An inmate serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for his part in a murder that was committed when he was 16 can now apply for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Correctional Officer Saves Inmate’s Life

June 25, 2014 by Lee Jaspar

During the late afternoon of April 10, Correctional Officer Arana brought inmate David R. Tarvin back to life. “My heart quit, and I was dead,” Tarvin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Court Experts: CCWF’s Medical System Is Substandard

June 25, 2014 by Charles David Henry

According to court-appointed medical experts, California Central Women’s Facility (CCWF) is not delivering adequate medical care to female inmates. … [Read more...]

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Good Eye Care in Prison

June 25, 2014 by Arnulfo Garcia

With the federal courts declaring that California’s prisons could not provide adequate health care because they were overcrowded, inmates often feel … [Read more...]

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Lengthy Prison Terms Costing Taxpayers Billions of Dollars

June 25, 2014 by Kevin Sawyer

Over the last two decades, the average length of stay for inmates in U.S. prisons has increased, costing taxpayers billions of dollars with little to … [Read more...]

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Second-Striker Population Jumps, Causing Officials to Worry About Maintaining Cap

June 25, 2014 by Antonio Alvarado

State officials are concerned about a flood of new inmates into California’s overcrowded prison and county jails systems, reports Rina Palta, crime … [Read more...]

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Report: Prison Population and Overall Crime Rate Both Going Down

June 25, 2014 by Kevin Sawyer

After four decades of swelling prison populations and exorbitant costs to maintain such growth, state prison populations finally are decreasing and … [Read more...]

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CALPIA’s Scott Walker Receives 2014 Staff Award

June 25, 2014 by San Quentin News Contributor

With more than 28 years of experience at the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), Deputy Director Scott Walker is the recipient of the … [Read more...]

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