Archives for October 2017

One man betters himself motivating young men

October 31, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Long before any law passed providing time off for taking self-help groups, San Quentin Kings basketball player Julio Saca found his own motivations … [Read more...]

Letters to the Editor from R. Ross

October 31, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

Dear SQ News, Greetings to each of you, I am an old ex-resident of the S.Q., haven’t been there since 1990, the beginning of the change over from … [Read more...]

Governor signs drug sentencing reform bill SB 180

October 31, 2017 by Emily Harris

Four months after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions renewed the federal government’s pursuit of mandatory minimum drug sentences for low-level drug … [Read more...]

Prosecutors have great power over criminal cases

October 31, 2017 by Charles David Henry

Prosecutors have taken over as “rulers” of the criminal justice system, curbing the influence of judges, a federal judge says. Draconian laws in … [Read more...]

A question of law and prison investments

October 31, 2017 by Jesse Vasquez

Ethical questions are being raised about an immigration judge whose husband has invested in private prisons, Mother Jones magazine reports. The issue … [Read more...]

Politicians work toward protection for young illegal immigrants

October 31, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

The battle over immigration policy continues as some politicians work toward protecting immigrants who illegally entered the U.S., according to two … [Read more...]

Immigrant rights groups express concern about sanctuary city raids

October 31, 2017 by Jesse Vasquez

Immigrant rights groups are concerned that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is targeting sanctuary cities. Sanctuary regions … [Read more...]

Alabama restores voting rights without notification

October 31, 2017 by Joe Garcia

Alabama recently passed a law to restore voting rights to most of its citizens with felony records. A federal judge, however, ruled that this new law … [Read more...]

El legado de la revolución Mexicana

October 31, 2017 by Marco Villa

La Revolución Mexicana fue un movimiento armado iniciado en 1910 para terminar la dictadura de Porfirio Díaz, la cual culminó oficialmente con la … [Read more...]

Viviendo y sobreviviendo entre el cielo y la tierra

October 31, 2017 by Lucia de la Fuente

Entre el cielo y la tierra. “[…] nadie puede decir en qué momento comienza el despertar del hombre” (Eduardo Subirats, Utopía y Subversión, 1975, p. … [Read more...]