With his huge 1960s Afro standing out in a sea of blue-shirted inmates, Greg Dixon’s soft keyboard melody gave San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel a type … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
CDCR Losing Battle in Disrupting Cell Phones in Prisons
The state’s prison system is losing its battle to disrupt cell phone use by inmates in its 34 facilities, The Associated Press reported. The … [Read more...]
Topic of Discussion: Felons’ Voting Rights, Part 2
There was a time when it took rampaging terrorists to keep people from the polls, now it’s voter apathy discouraging many Americans from the ballot … [Read more...]
Inmate Computer Usage For Laudatory Chronos
Updated security protocols will affect all inmate workers and clerks who use computers as well as inmate workers with pay numbers. In a meeting with … [Read more...]
Texas Law Helps Parolee Re-entry
Former prisoners have a better chance of finding rental housing in Texas, thanks to a new state law. The new law exempts landlords from civil … [Read more...]
CDCR to Expand Inmate Firefighting Program
California’s new corrections secretary says he plans to use more county jail prisoners instead of state prisoners for the firefighters program, The … [Read more...]
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
For someone who has never experienced 21st century technology, understanding new technologies, like the internet, can be challenging. But placing … [Read more...]
Soledad’s Veteran Service Office Assists Re-entry Inmates
The Veteran Service Office at Correctional Training Facility in Soledad is assisting incarcerated vets in obtaining benefits. Ed Munis had worked as a … [Read more...]
San Quentin Giants and A’s Get Revamp
More than 35 incarcerated men displayed their skills and athleticism at San Quentin’s 2016 baseball try-outs. The San Quentin A’s and Giants coaching … [Read more...]
Six-Mile Run Brings Out Runners of All Ages
Over loud cheers and constant encouragement, 70-year-old Steve Wilson completed the San Quentin 1000 Mile Club’s annual Six-Mile Run with the time of … [Read more...]