Leaders from three states traveled to Capitol Hill in June to tout the positive effects of their recent sentencing and corrections reforms for a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
America’s Prisons Need To Focus On Healing, Education and Training
Prison is designed to break you, not to make you better. Our prison system takes people who have had traumatic lives and puts them in circumstances … [Read more...]
Part 2: New System Designed To Better Monitor Patient Care
Dr. Timothy Belavich answered San Quentin News questions about the delivery of health care services to prisoners. Belavich was formerly acting … [Read more...]
Letter to Kid CAT by Thailee Nguon
Dear Kid CAT, This is a letter of appreciation. My name is Thailee Nguon. I am a juvenile lifer. I anticipate every issue of the San Quentin News. I … [Read more...]
Over $2,300 Raised for Homeless Youths
“Everybody needs help,” emerged as the theme at Kid CAT’s fourth bi-annual Hygiene Drive during the holiday season. Hundreds of Incarcerated-Americans … [Read more...]
GA Juvenile Arrest Rate Drops
Clayton County, GA., has seen a decrease in its juvenile arrests. The dwindling arrest rate is due to the decline of referrals from school districts … [Read more...]
Lam Paroled After 22 Years
During his years in San Quentin, Ngheip “Ke” Lam never failed to light up the room with his bright smile. Now, after serving 22 years in prison for … [Read more...]
Prisoners Close to Parole Meeting Employers
Twenty-five prisoners got an up-close look at employment opportunities they might encounter upon release from San Quentin during the prison’s second … [Read more...]
Federal Study Reports 4,309 In-Custody Deaths
There were 4,309 in-custody deaths in local jails or state prisons in 2012, an increase of two percent (67 deaths) from 2011, a federal study … [Read more...]
Mental Issues Seen In Restricted Housing
Jails and prisons vary widely in their use of restrictive housing, but a significant number of the prisoners in such lockups have mental problems, a … [Read more...]