Poor medical care in jails and prisons is contributing to poor health in some communities, the Vera Institute of Justice reports. “The burden of … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Prisoners’ Hep C Treatment Is Effective But More Costly
Treatment for Hepatitis C in California prisons is now more effective but much more costly, according to a report. About 17,000 prisoners in … [Read more...]
CDCR Implements Chronic Pain Management Programs for Inmates
The San Quentin Mental Health and Medical Departments conducted a pilot “Chronic Pain Management” workshop. The 12-week program met once a week for … [Read more...]
Man Grapples with Retaliation and Revenge
When Tobias Wolff came to San Quentin State Prison on June 15 to sit in Zoe’s Class-Creative Writing, the class had already read his short story, The … [Read more...]
Questionable Convictions Result from Zealous Prosecutors
There are many state prisoners serving time in prison for crimes they did not commit. Often they were either wrongly convicted or “overcharged” by … [Read more...]
New Legislation Changes Inmates’ Family-Visiting Policy
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation changing a number of rules affecting visitation of prison inmates. Senate Bill 843 was signed June … [Read more...]
Court Ruling Bars SHU Inmates from Good-Time Credits
The Supreme Court recently decided that validated prison-gang members do not have a right to earn good-time credits when serving time in the SHU … [Read more...]
Connecticut Governor Opts For ‘Second-Chance Society’
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the state’s juvenile justice system has been transformed and it’s time for the nation to return to its roots as … [Read more...]
Officials Failed to Act on Substandard Prison Healthcare
Despite years of warnings that private prisons gave substandard medical care, federal officials failed to act, according to an investigative report in … [Read more...]
Warriors and Kings Defeat the Green Team
Both the San Quentin Warriors and Kings defeated the Christian Sports Ministry’s Green Team in their basketball double-header. It marked the first win … [Read more...]