When Caits (pronounced cats) Meissner ventured inside San Quentin last summer to meet with inmates taking a creative writing class, she talked about a … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
What are the most popular ways to eat an egg?
It’s Easter and America’s love affair with eggs has many eating colored eggs. Egg production is a billion-dollar industry. According to the National … [Read more...]
GEO Group to open re-entry center in SF’s Tenderloin District
The Geo Group, one of the largest prison companies in the United States, will open a third re-entry center in the Bay Area, reported SF Weekly. The … [Read more...]
Victims of sexual abuse speak words of forgiveness
Many incarcerated people believe sexual crimes committed against women and children warrant extreme punishments, but two survivors of childhood sexual … [Read more...]
Schools using Restorative Justice practices
American schools and criminal justice systems are using Restorative Justice (RJ) more and more as a remedy to keep people from going to prison, … [Read more...]
CDCR allocates $14 million to boost rehab programs
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has awarded funding for more rehabilitation programs, reports Nuala Sawyer of the San Francisco … [Read more...]
DVI’s dairy production provides marketable skills
Inmates at Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) near Tracy handle every aspect of milk production from feeding cows, pasteurization and running the … [Read more...]
Warriors’ coach institutes no players left behind policy
On an chilly overcast day, 33 men tried out for the San Quentin Warriors, and none of them were cut from the team. “I love that a lot of people come … [Read more...]
Spring training brings new talent to the diamond
At least 40 men showed up for the San Quentin baseball spring training tryouts. The veteran players were in rare form, demonstrating their batting and … [Read more...]
Oliver’s duty to country trumps his childhood dreams
Paul Oliver grew up with dreams of playing in the NBA. When his father, a full-bird colonel, sent him to West Point Military Academy, he ran off. “I … [Read more...]