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Archives for August 2017

Legislation seeks to overturn law barring ex-offenders from obtaining professional licenses

August 2, 2017 by John Lam

Inmates graduating from the Prison University Project in San Quentin

Legislators in Illinois, Kentucky and Nebraska are seeking to overturn laws prohibiting ex-offenders from receiving many kinds of professional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Billionaire Wayne Hughes Jr. backs criminal justice reform

August 2, 2017 by Joe Garcia

‛And when you look at the amount of money we’re spending ... we’re getting horrible results’ A California billionaire recently met with state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Avon’s 39-mile Walk of celebration and remembrance

August 2, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

A small array of pink T-shirts filled San Quentin’s Lower Yard as guests, volunteers and prisoners walked 39 miles celebrating the lives of cancer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Bread & Roses

California spends $11 billion annually on its prison system

August 2, 2017 by Kevin Sawyer

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) operates one of the most expensive prison system in the world, at an annual cost of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Suicide demonstration at C.I.W.

August 2, 2017 by Lacee Rose

California Institution for Women, June 1: Sometime between 6:30 and 7 p.m., several vehicles simultaneously arrived and parked along the side of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Five men graduate with degrees from Gateway Seminary

August 2, 2017 by Wesley Eisiminger

Graduates Julio Saca, Anthony Prater Sr., Louis Hunter Jr. and Edward Brooks

A clear sky and blue waters, seen from San Quentin State Prison’s visiting room, served as the backdrop for friends and family to witness four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Former SQ residents return with the sounds of gospel

August 2, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Faithful members Darryl Buckhana, John Easter and Richard Brown

Songs of struggle and redemption boomed in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel as two of its former residents brought an audience of hundreds to their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Letters To The Editor by E. Wilridge

August 2, 2017 by Richard.Richardson

Dear San Quentin News, I’m currently incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections with a life sentence, eligible for parole after 25 years. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

Going home after 33 years and seven board denials

August 2, 2017 by John Lam

Troy Smith

After 33 years of incarceration and seven denials by the Parole Board, Troy Smith, (52) never give up hope.  He became the latest Kid CAT member to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Youth Offender

juvenile recidivism investment

August 2, 2017 by John Lam

California’s high investment in incarcerating youth offenders is having no impact on recidivism rates, according to a report published by the Center … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CJCJ, Division of Juvenile Justice, Youth Offender

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