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Archives for October 2017

Revamping prison healthcare services responses to complaints

October 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

California prison administrators are attempting to revamp health care services to inmates and streamline responses to their medical complaints. By … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Q & A about flu shots and season

October 1, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

Hate the idea of getting sick? Hate shots? Hate not knowing what’s going into your body? Hey, we do too! We are here to let you know how important it … [Read more...]

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Contra Costa County hosts Fair Chance Summit for former prisoners

October 1, 2017 by Joe Garcia

Contra Costa County recently hosted a Fair Chance Summit, where former prisoners, state policy makers and local business owners came together to … [Read more...]

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CALPIA invests $12 million on prison vocational training expansion

October 1, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

Inmate learning to code at Code7370

Vocational training programs in state prisons are being expanded by the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), reports The Folsom … [Read more...]

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Tackling the story of innocence for an American crime

October 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Former Green Beret surgeon and convicted murderer Jeffrey MacDonald is a unique figure as well as an enduring one in the annals of criminal justice — … [Read more...]

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One of our finest shakes up SF Giants

October 1, 2017 by San Quentin News Contributor

Inmate Curtis Charles took a trip to Candlestick Park to engage in batting practice with the San Francisco Giants. On the way over, he stopped off at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Back in the Day

Death penalty appeal to eliminate capital punishment

October 1, 2017 by Charles David Henry

San Quentin Death Row Housing Unit

A well-known criminal lawyer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the death penalty case of Abel Daniel Hidalgo because he says it could wipe out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: death penalty cases, Eighth Amendment, Gregg v. Georgia, Hidalgo, Neal Katyal

Nevada plans to use execute using combination of unproven drugs

October 1, 2017 by Charles David Henry

Nevada plans to use a combination of drugs for an execution that has never been used and its effectiveness is unproven, an investigative Global News … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ACLU, Death Penalty Information Center, fentanyl, Lethal injections, Nevada Department of Corrections, Pfizer

CDCR officials seek new execution drug

October 1, 2017 by Charles David Henry

California corrections officials are asking regulators to approve a revised method to carry out the death penalty. “The new regulations would allow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California’s death row, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, execution methods, pentobarbital, thiopental

SQN launches new website, sanquentinnews.com

October 1, 2017 by Kevin.Sawyer

Snap shot of the new SQ News' website

The Last Mile inmate coding program, Code.7370, has designed a new website for San Quentin News at www.sanquentinnews.com. Inmate Harry Hemphill built … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Code.7370, Death Row, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Reva and David Logan Foundation, San Quentin, San Quentin News, San Quentin State Prison, The Last Mile, The Last Mile Works

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