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Archives for September 2017

New investigation shows prisons are unhealthy

September 1, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

Based on a new investigation, the health of many of the United States prisoners is being affected by polluted prisons throughout the nation. Nearly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Prisoners find love on the internet

September 1, 2017 by Kevin.Sawyer

Inmate learning to code at Code7370

In the age of mass incarceration, lonely prisoners have found creative ways to connect with the outside world. Correspondence using pen and ink … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Lower crimes bring on gentrification

September 1, 2017 by Charles David Henry

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With the appearance of falling crime rates in the majority of inner cities, households with higher incomes are moving into more low-income … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal

Robert E. Burton Adult School graduation celebrates GED and vocational achievements

September 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

GED and vocational graduates from the Robert E. Burton school

Richard Johnson, 66, a columnist for the Oakland Post, did something he believed impossible while in prison; he attended a ceremony wearing a cap and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Solano State Prison hosts Special Olympics Torch Run

September 1, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

Guests and inmates walking on Solano Level II yard

Custody staff, 165 inmates and media representatives gathered May 24 inside the Level II gymnasium of California State Prison-Solano in anticipation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Hip-Hop artist J. Cole visits San Quentin

September 1, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

J. Cole at the San Quentin Media Center shaking hands with Miguel Sifuentes

Platinum Hip-Hop artist Jermaine Cole (“J. Cole”) used a day off during his tour to come see mass incarceration up close. In a two-hour visit with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Earlonne Woods, J. Cole, kid cat, Louis A. Scott, Lt. Sam Robinson, Scott Budnick, SQUIRES, urtis “Wall Street” Carroll

El Equipo Profesional Deltas de SF Juegan Fútbol en la Prisión

September 1, 2017 by Eddie Herena

El equipo de los Veteranos de San Quentin

Por primera vez miembros de un equipo profesional de fútbol visitan la prisión de San Quentin para ofrecer una clínica de fútbol y dirigir un partido … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Español

San Quentin Field Meet Cheered by Thousands of Inmates; Record Falls

September 1, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

Tumbling competition

Inmates of San Quentin prison’s athletic circles turned out yesterday to participate in the eighteenth annual track meet. Thousands of men who did not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back in the Day

News Briefs

September 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

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Miami—An initiative has enabled more than 70,400 incarcerated individuals to earn more than 32,000 college credits, according to a press release by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, News Briefs

An account of a small American town by an orphaned chronicler

September 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Jayber Crow

Wendell Berry created an all-embracing character, a portrait of perfection, in protagonist Jayber Crow. The Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber, of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

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