While serving 75 years to life for a robbery he didn’t commit, Guy Miles missed seeing his children grow up, the birth of his grandkids and the death … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
Native Americans’ 50 years of struggle
The San Quentin Native American community is celebrating 50 years of campaigning to protect and preserve their culture. Plans are underway to have … [Read more...]
CALPIA’s Pattillo explains the options of prison job training
The jobs inmates do in California’s prisons are diverse, and they demand skills that can be used in the outside workforce, according to Charles … [Read more...]
Pope Francis supports clemency
In early November, Pope Francis appealed to world governments to mark the end of the Year of Mercy by extending clemency to deserving inmates, … [Read more...]
Veterans pay tribute to Mary Donovan
San Quentin paid tribute to Mary Donovan for her dedication to veterans programs. Donovan is an inspirational beacon for many incarcerated veterans … [Read more...]
March 2017 News Briefs
1. Alaska — Lawmakers adopted a measure to limit prison growth and reduce recidivism, The Sentencing Project reports. The legislation expands … [Read more...]
‘Debtors’ Prison’ policy scrapped
Due to a lawsuit filed last fall by the ACLU on behalf of Jayne Fuentes, the Benton County Commissioners of Richland, Wash., decided to end their … [Read more...]
Re-imagining new uses for shuttered prisons
Shuttered prisons across the nation are given new life by private developers, non-profits and community leaders as economic development and social … [Read more...]
Probe finds culture of racism at HDSP
At High Desert State Prison (HDSP) the correctional officers see the inmates as “little more than wild animals” reports Don Thompson for The … [Read more...]
PPI advocates for inmates’ well-being
When it comes to jail and prison procedures, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), an advocacy organization in Northampton, MA, has led the way in … [Read more...]
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