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Archives for August 2014

5.85 Million Americans Disenfranchised Due to Prior Felony Convictions

August 26, 2014 by Isaiah ThompsonBonilla

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...]

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Monterey County OKs $88.9 Million

August 26, 2014 by Emile Deweaver

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...]

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New Criminal Justice Strategy Aims To Reduce Costs and Recidivism

August 26, 2014 by Charles David Henry

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...]

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Plans to Reduce Prison Population Increases Number in County Jails

August 26, 2014 by Isaiah ThompsonBonilla

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...]

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CDCR Press Secretary Visits San Quentin News

August 26, 2014 by Arnulfo Garcia

In June, the San Quentin News editorial board welcomed three officials from the Sacramento headquarters of the California Department of Corrections … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Movie Producer Scott Budnick Attends Ironwood State Prison for TEDx Event

August 26, 2014 by Charles David Henry

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles, TED Talk, Tedx

A Prisoner’s Newspaper Frustration

August 26, 2014 by Phoeun You

‘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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

Study: False Convictions Among Death Sentences Projected at 4.1 Percent

August 26, 2014 by Lee Jaspar

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...]

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Execution by Alternative Means

August 26, 2014 by Ted Swain

‘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...]

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Hip-Hop Artists Locked Out For Second Time at S.Q.’s Day of Peace Event

August 26, 2014 by CHRISTOPHER SCHUMACHER

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...]

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