When it comes to the U.S. laws governing the right to vote, a staggering 5.85 million Americans are prevented from voting due to prior felony … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Monterey County OKs $88.9 Million
The County Should Focus On Alternatives to Incarceration Monterey County has approved an $88.9 million plan to add 576 beds to its county jail, the … [Read more...]
New Criminal Justice Strategy Aims To Reduce Costs and Recidivism
Seventeen states are using a new criminal justice strategy that relies on evidence-based methods to bring down prison costs while reducing recidivism … [Read more...]
Plans to Reduce Prison Population Increases Number in County Jails
California’s state prisons continue to struggle to meet a court-imposed inmate population cap at the same time that Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to ease … [Read more...]
CDCR Press Secretary Visits San Quentin News
In June, the San Quentin News editorial board welcomed three officials from the Sacramento headquarters of the California Department of Corrections … [Read more...]
Movie Producer Scott Budnick Attends Ironwood State Prison for TEDx Event
There’s a lot going on in the desert, and it’s not a mirage, reported Scott Budnick of his May visit to Ironwood State Prison. In The Huffington Post … [Read more...]
A Prisoner’s Newspaper Frustration
‘I want to re-order, but I won’t until this is cleared up!’ San Quentin News, This will be a quick note! I really can’t read the newspaper right now. … [Read more...]
Study: False Convictions Among Death Sentences Projected at 4.1 Percent
According to a collaborative research project initiated by the University of Michigan Law School and published earlier this year in PNAS, 4.1 percent … [Read more...]
Execution by Alternative Means
‘This isn’t an attempt to time-warp back into the 1850s or the wild, wild west or anything like that’ Hangings, firing squads and gas chambers are … [Read more...]
Hip-Hop Artists Locked Out For Second Time at S.Q.’s Day of Peace Event
For some guys, coming to prison was a fast process. Do the crime ... then do the time. However, for a group of up-and -coming hip-hop artists from the … [Read more...]