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Archives for June 2016

Celebrating 2016 Day of Peace

June 1, 2016 by San Quentin News Staff

By Juan Haines and Miguel Quezada San Quentin News Staff More than 400 inmates and about two dozen Bay Area volunteers mingled on San Quentin’s Lower … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

80 Committed Men Graduates From GRIP

June 1, 2016 by Marcus Henderson

By Marcus Henderson Staff Writer The 2016 Guiding Rage into Power ‘GRIP’ program graduated 80 dedicated men. The year program guided prisoners on a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Prison Programs, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: GRIP, Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP)

Opening Day on the Diamond

June 1, 2016 by Marcus Henderson

Warden Ron Davis showed he had some power in his arm throwing out the opening pitch in the season opener. The San Quentin All-Stars baseball team beat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

CDCR’s New Press Secretary Visits SQ

June 1, 2016 by San Quentin News Staff

Vicky Waters, the new California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) press secretary, toured San Quentin. Lt. S. Robinson, Public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Photographer Nigel Poor Conveys the Stories of SQ Inmates

June 1, 2016 by Rahsaan Thomas

Ten years ago the post office delivered a letter from San Quentin State Prison to the wrong address. Professor of Photography Nigel Poor received the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Staff Profile

A Movement to Restore Voting Rights to Ex-felons

June 1, 2016 by Larry Smith

Registered voters signing the initiative

A movement is under way to restore voting rights to more ex-felons, The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange reports. “The biggest obstacle in most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice

Voting Rights a Major Issue For Upcoming Election

June 1, 2016 by Isaiah ThompsonBonilla

By Isaiah Thompson-Bonilla Journalism Guild Writer Voting rights in 2016 will once again become a major issue among eligible voters in 16 states as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Voter Initiatives Monetize the Petition Process

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Registered voters signing the initiative

This presidential year has inspired many potential voter initiatives and further monetizes the petition process. In theory, a petition to place an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: ballot initiative, California voters, Carl Towe, DEATH PENALTY, Fred Kimball, he Sacramento Bee., petition process

Treatment Costs of Hep C for Inmates on the Rise

June 1, 2016 by David Eugene Archer Sr.

By David Eugene Archer Sr. Journalism Guild Writer Only a few states and the federal government have increased spending on a new generation of drugs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

Soledad’s Medical Operations Return Back to CDCR

June 1, 2016 by Noel Scott

Medical operations at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad were turned over again to the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: cdcr, Gov. Brown, Norco

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