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Archives for December 2015

White House Award for SQ News Adviser

December 1, 2015 by Juan Haines

In honor of his years of volunteer work at California’s oldest prison, University of California Berkeley Journalism Professor William J. Drummond was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured

Delegation From Nepal Courts Look at San Quentin in Search of Restorative Justice

December 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

Six high court judges from Nepal visited San Quentin to learn about its restorative justice practices in prison and to take part in a group … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Rehabilitation Corner

Condemned Inmates Face New Execution Drug

December 1, 2015 by Juan Haines

The public will have a chance to be heard on California’s plan for a one-drug execution procedure at a public hearing in Sacramento, scheduled for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal

Golden State Warriors Defeat SQ Warriors, 99-76

December 1, 2015 by Rahsaan Thomas

“Worth its weight in gold,” read a sign made from a newspaper article about the Golden State Warriors’ 2015 NBA Championship. It was attached to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sports

Departing C.O. Plagman Aimed to Gain The Respect of Inmates

December 1, 2015 by Arnulfo Garcia

When an inmate first comes into the prison system, the demeanor of correctional officials generally gives him an indication of what prison is going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles

New Bill Tackles ‘Grotesquely Long Sentences’

December 1, 2015 by Tommy Bryant

Congress is working on what supporters call a long-overdue reform bill for federal prison sentencing. “Federal prisons are filled beyond capacity with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

3-Strikes Reform Measure Moves Forward

December 1, 2015 by Juan Haines

The November 2016 ballot could have a measure allowing California voters to reform, once again, the 1994 Three Strikes Law. Twice before, in 2012 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Report: Maximum Security Needed in San Diego Jails

December 1, 2015 by John Lam

Realignment has caused a significant increase in the number of inmates housed in San Diego County jails and has increased maximum-security housing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Mothers Loiter Together To Curb Chicago Violence

December 1, 2015 by John Lam

A group of concerned mothers from the South Side of Chicago is fighting against bloodshed and murder through peaceful loitering. The group of parents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Reaching Beyond the Future and Walls of San Quentin

December 1, 2015 by Arnulfo Garcia

As we reflect upon a year’s worth of hard work, the writers of San Quentin News renew their commitment to the state’s prison population. We recognize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Education

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