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Archives for February 2016

San Quentin Hosts 1st TEDx

February 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll said his inspiration to learn how to read was when he heard about stocks. He said someone told him “that’s where White … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Criminal Gangs Anonymous, Darnell “Mo” Washington, Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP), Insight Prison Project (IPP), Restorative Justice, Ron Self, Sha Stepter-Wallace, Tedx

27th Annual Veterans’ Toys for Tots at San Quentin

February 1, 2016 by Charles David Henry

  More than 194 toys were distributed to kids visiting San Quentin during the holiday season. One of the recipients was 5-year-old Isaiah, who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out, Veterans Information Project

Victim-Offender Education Focuses on Spanish-Speaking Men

February 1, 2016 by Miguel Quezada

On his second appearance before a parole board, Jose Segura was given a release date. He attributes this success to being able to express himself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

California Building More County Jails

February 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

California has earned a reputation as a bastion of social liberalism, but reliance on mass incarceration continues to be a major component of its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Spanish Facilitator Impacts Lives

February 1, 2016 by Phoeun You

Lucia De La Fuente impacted the lives of 10 Spanish-speaking San Quentin prisoners with her skills as a counselor and teacher. “She taught me how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles, VEOG

Third Trial Looms After 43 Years In Solitary

February 1, 2016 by Salvador Solorio

A federal appeals court has approved a third trial for a man who has spent more than four decades in solitary confinement for a crime he insists he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Report Challenges Abuse of Solitary Confinement

February 1, 2016 by Salvador Solorio

A growing movement of experts and scholars is challenging solitary confinement as unnecessarily costly, undermining public safety and violating human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

United Nations Recommends Prisoners’ Treatment

February 1, 2016 by Chung Kao

A United Nations commission has recommended significant changes to the minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners around the world. “No prisoner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

American Prison Population Soars to 2.2 Million

February 1, 2016 by Charles David Henry

Over the past 30 years, the number of people behind bars in the United States has grown more than 500 percent to 2.2 million. A report by the Southern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Texas Governor: Prisoners Need Chance To Begin New Life With Clean Slate

February 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

“The idea that we lock people up, throw them away, never give them a chance at redemption, is not what America is about,” said Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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