The day after Yom Kippur, a prison chapel served as a safe place for survivors of crime, men who committed violent crimes and concerned citizens to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
Hygiene drive to focus on Homeless Youth Month
For the past four years in December, Kid CAT members have walked the tiers of San Quentin asking inmates to donate unused hygienic products or to make … [Read more...]
‘Homestretch’ documents homeless youth on the streets
There’s a hidden epidemic of homeless teens in America, and the documentary Homestretch sheds light on the problems of homeless youth on the streets, … [Read more...]
Feds ask governors to issue ID cards to newly released
Every year many of the 600,000 people released from federal and state prisons are without government-issued ID cards. Attorney General Loretta Lynch … [Read more...]
Study reveals how ‘Ban the Box’ can do more harm than good
“‘Ban the Box’ Does More Harm than Good,” an op-ed by Jennifer L. Doleac and published by the Brookings Institution, says that the policy that’s … [Read more...]
Virtual reality and the solitary prison experience
Solitary confinement can now be experienced by non-prisoners in a “virtual reality (VR)” setting, reports Chloe Veltman of KQED. 6X9: A Virtual … [Read more...]
Nov 2016 News Briefs
Seattle, Wash. — City officials are planning two facilities — one in Seattle, another in the suburbs — where heroin addicts can legally take … [Read more...]
Conmemoración del Día de los Muertos
Una de las fiestas más populares en México es el Día de los Muertos. El origen de esta festividad puede ser encontrado en la época de los Aztecas, … [Read more...]
Juan Gabriel, emblema de tenacidad
El 7 de Enero de 1950 nace en Páscuaro, Michoacán México, Alberto Aguilera Valadez, mejor conocido en el medio artístico como Juan Gabriel quien llego … [Read more...]
How Restorative Justice transforms offenders
Taking 62 violent prisoners, putting them in the same dorm, and requiring them to participate in a Restorative Justice program sounded to Sunny … [Read more...]