San Quentin State Prison was a place for fundraising and community building during the July 11-12 weekend—all in pursuit of finding a cure for a dreaded disease. “This isn’t about us getting money,” said inmate Rodney Capell, emcee for the seventh … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Burton Adult School Graduates Are Honored
After being a drug addict, doing time in prison, then giving a valedictory speech, Rodney Goldson declared that getting a GED diploma made him feel like he was “standing on top of the world.” “I found myself having self-worth as I achieved each … [Read more...]
Alliance Encourages Prisoners To ‘Change the Narrative’
Alliance for Change held a banquet honoring community volunteers and reaffirming its goal to change the narrative. The event featured guest speakers Niaz Kasravi, PhD, and co-founder Nathanial “Shahid” Rouse. Alliance for Change is a Social Justice … [Read more...]
Barrios Unidos Visits Newsroom
The founder and executive director of Barrios Unido, Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez, came to San Quentin on July 19 to discuss his commitment to the community, prison and county jail reform, and the California criminal justice system. Alejandrez’s life … [Read more...]
Officer McGhee Envisions Taking Trips After Retirement
Officer Eugene McGhee Jr., 55, retired after almost 14 years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Friday, July 31, 2015. Prior to retiring from CDCR, McGhee retired from the United States Army, where he had served on … [Read more...]
JPay Offers New Computerized Tablet
The prison money-transferring service JPay is offering a new computerized tablet to some inmates, potentially giving them access to such things as email. Lorenzo Ligato, reporting for The Huffington Post in a story titled “Our Connected Future,” … [Read more...]
Class Action Lawsuit Filed to End Isolation
“On a regular basis, prisoners can be heard screaming and yelling in fits,” while “security gates and cell doors constantly slam open and close,” according to court papers filed in a federal District Court in Northern California by six men on Death … [Read more...]
3 Newsletters From Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department’s Five Keys Charter High School was named a finalist for the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award by Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. “This is a huge honor made possible … [Read more...]
Lower Yard Music Program Features ‘Spirit of Freedom Rockfest’
Michael Adams revealed how prison has affected his life when he sang an original song during a July 25 performance on San Quentin State Prison’s Lower Yard. “I wrote that song when I was in the hole, and everybody I trusted had left me,” Adams said. … [Read more...]
Death Penalty in ‘Legal Limbo’ Over Use of Lethal Injection
Even though the state’s death penalty is in “legal limbo” over the use of a three-drug lethal injection procedure, Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to convert existing cells at San Quentin State … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 5
- Next Page »