Children are now being exposed to a controversial interrogation technique by adults that can lead to false confessions the American Bar Association … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Elderly Inmates Burden State Prisons
By David Eugene Archer Sr. Journalism Guild Writer The elderly population in state prisons continues to climb, causing financial burdens and other … [Read more...]
Criminalization and Poverty Linked to Nation’s Prisons
By Charles David Henry Journalism Guild Writer Criminalization and poverty are intertwined within the nation’s incarceration system, a report by the … [Read more...]
Brown’s 309 Judicial Appointees in Five Years
By Salvador Solorio Journalism Guild Writer Many of the judges Gov. Jerry Brown appointed in the past five years have a public defender background, … [Read more...]
CPAC Panel Takes on Criminal Justice Reform
The conservative take on criminal justice reform was debated at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). A CPAC panel discussed … [Read more...]
Merle Haggard: San Quentin Parolee, Music Icon
By Thomas Winfrey Art Editor “I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole,” music legend Merle Haggard sang in his famous 1968 hit “Mama Tried.” … [Read more...]
May 2016 News Briefs
Sacramento, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown granted clemency to 59 people, just before Easter Sunday. Most were convicted of nonviolent drug-related crimes. … [Read more...]
Cinco de Mayo: De Historia y Cultura a Comercialización
El Cinco de Mayo es el día festivo que probablemente la mayoría de personas en los Estados Unidos confunde con la Independencia de México, la cual se … [Read more...]
Cinco de Mayo: From History and Culture to Commercialism
Cinco de Mayo is probably the most misunderstood holiday celebrated in the United States. The defeat of a French army is often mistaken for Mexican … [Read more...]
Easter Day Banquet Celebration at SQ
The doors of the Catholic Chapel were swung open to approximately 250 invited guests on Sunday, April 3. They came to dine, fellowship and listen to … [Read more...]