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...]
Archives for September 2017
Prisoners find love on the internet
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...]
Lower crimes bring on gentrification
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...]
Robert E. Burton Adult School graduation celebrates GED and vocational achievements
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...]
Solano State Prison hosts Special Olympics Torch Run
Custody staff, 165 inmates and media representatives gathered May 24 inside the Level II gymnasium of California State Prison-Solano in anticipation … [Read more...]
Hip-Hop artist J. Cole visits San Quentin
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...]
El Equipo Profesional Deltas de SF Juegan Fútbol en la Prisión
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...]
San Quentin Field Meet Cheered by Thousands of Inmates; Record Falls
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...]
News Briefs
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...]
An account of a small American town by an orphaned chronicler
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...]