Oregon has broadly changed its sentencing and corrections system, cut costs and stabilized its prison population since the enactment of legislation, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Non-Violent Three Strikers Released But Lack Reentry Support
The transition from prison to freedom is being eased for hundreds of former inmates given beds in community rehabilitation centers. An estimated 1,000 … [Read more...]
Portland Jails Adopt Video Visitations
Investigative work done by the research group Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) was recently used by state and private organizations to pressure a county … [Read more...]
Report: Residential Areas With High Incarceration Rates Likely Suffer From Stress
Residents in neighborhoods with high incarceration rates are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, according to a recent article in The … [Read more...]
Day of Peace Brings Art to the Lower Yard
For the last two years, the Day of Peace committee has brought art to the San Quentin yard. On April 25 artists created acrylic paintings on canvas … [Read more...]
Jazz Legend Frank Morgan Honored in Featured Documentary
Legendary jazz saxophone player Frank Morgan was honored for a second time at San Quentin State Prison. Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story, a … [Read more...]
¡Que Viva el Cinco De Mayo!
¿Como se dice Cinco De Mayo en Francés? Mucha gente disfrutara una cerveza fría este Cinco De Mayo ¿Pero cuantas personas saben porque lo están … [Read more...]
What Do Prisoners Know About Cinco de Mayo?
The month of May is one of seven months with 31 days. This year, May will have five Fridays, five Saturdays, and five Sundays. May holds some … [Read more...]
Soul Force: The Moral Struggle for Justice!
“We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting … [Read more...]
Financial Advisors Offer Recommendations on Smart Investment
Freemen Capital, San Quentin’s financial literacy class, received a visit in March from Arthur Chiakai Young and Paul Winston Blavin, financial … [Read more...]