Poverty in San Francisco is quietly growing unchecked. As one of the wealthiest cities in the country, San Francisco’s budget for fiscal year 2012-13 … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Tech Executives Offer Advice For Inmate Entrepreneurs
People don’t usually talk about Silicon Valley and the California prison system at the same time. However, on any given day, venture capitalists as … [Read more...]
Elderly Expected to Be One-Third Of Inmate Population by 2030
There are approximately 2.3 million people imprisoned in the United States. Changing demographics reflect the senior citizen, baby boomer wave will … [Read more...]
Lifers Hold Origami Workshop for Children’s Hospital
Inside San Quentin’s Interfaith Chapel, 15 convicted murderers and lifer inmates came together to fold hundreds of origami hearts for patients at … [Read more...]
Father George Williams Speaks Of His San Quentin Experiences
The following is the first of a two-part interview with Father George Williams, the Catholic Chaplain for San Quentin. How did you come to work at San … [Read more...]
FCC Proposes New Regulations To Limit High Phone Costs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new regulations to curb excessive charges by the prison telephone industry. The purpose of … [Read more...]
FCC Propone Nuevas Regulaciones Para Limitar El Alto Costo de Llamadas deTelefono
La Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC) propuso nuevas regulaciones para frenar los cargos excesivos por la industria de teléfonos en la … [Read more...]
Searching for Accuracy In the Recidivism Rate
The states should move away from collecting and using recidivism data as a single number that uniformly defines success or failure in sentencing and … [Read more...]
Undocumented Immigrants on the Rise Since September 11
The excessive incarceration of undocumented immigrants and other non-citizens currently residing within the U.S. border has accelerated since the 9-11 … [Read more...]
FBI’s Data of Arrest Records Creates Problem For Anyone Who Was Cleared of Charges
Nearly one out of every three American adults is on the FBI’s master criminal database, and that can create problems for those who were cleared of … [Read more...]
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