Research indicates prisoners who are visited by family and friends are less likely to return to incarceration. Distance plays a major role in why many … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Prop. 47 Results in Lower Recidivism for State
The effects of Prop. 47, now at the one-year anniversary point, are still being analyzed. Statistics are slowly trickling in about the effects Prop. … [Read more...]
Reforming Our Way of Thinking
Governor Jerry Brown is backing an initiative titled “The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016.”. The initiative changes the way juveniles are … [Read more...]
San Quentin News Adviser Retires After Eight Years
The San Quentin News, created in 1940 by Warden Clinton T. Duffy, is at the end of an era, which began eight years ago under the guidance of one … [Read more...]
New Reform Urges Voters to Help Juveniles
In a letter addressed to all concerned parties, Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) founder Scott Budnick urged readers to become involved in the effort … [Read more...]
Wrongful Convictions Overturned
An overwhelming number of cases of wrongfully convicted minors involve youths of color. “Thirty-four of the 329 DNA-based exonerees were arrested as … [Read more...]
SB260 Allows Youth Offender to Earn a Second Chance
Vinh Nguyen was found suitable for release during his first parole board appearance under a Senate Bill 260 youth offender hearing. Thanks to … [Read more...]
Sheriff Gives Ex-Felon Second Chance
The universal axiom of “what goes around comes around” is one of those parables that have modest importance to a person until he experiences life’s … [Read more...]
SQ Celebrate Annual Black History Month
In the midst of mass incarceration, Black Lives Matter and an election year, San Quentin prisoners celebrated their Second Annual Black History Month … [Read more...]
Youth Offender Program Aims to Curb Violence
Youthful inmates beginning their sentences in high-security prisons run into all kinds of negative influences. To address the problem, California … [Read more...]