California prison administrators are attempting to revamp health care services to inmates and streamline responses to their medical complaints. By law, inmates have a right to file grievances, and they may grieve any results they find … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Q & A about flu shots and season
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 is to get your flu shot. Let’s get some of the common misconceptions and myths out of the way. Q: … [Read more...]
Contra Costa County hosts Fair Chance Summit for former prisoners
Contra Costa County recently hosted a Fair Chance Summit, where former prisoners, state policy makers and local business owners came together to promote the idea that hiring ex-convicts can benefit the entire community, according to a Martinez … [Read more...]
CALPIA invests $12 million on prison vocational training expansion
Vocational training programs in state prisons are being expanded by the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), reports The Folsom Telegraph. CALPIA reported the $12 million expansion will include all 34 California prisons. Classes that will … [Read more...]
Tackling the story of innocence for an American crime
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 — it’s the longest-running criminal case in U.S. history. Is he an innocent man? Or is he guilty of … [Read more...]
One of our finest shakes up SF Giants
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 television station KRON for a brief interview, which was videotaped and later telecast on Channel 4. … [Read more...]
Death penalty appeal to eliminate capital punishment
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 capital punishment in America. “I have spent the last few years with my team looking for cases that … [Read more...]
Nevada plans to use execute using combination of unproven drugs
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 story reports. Despite the growing opioid epidemic plaguing a large number of U.S. and Canadian … [Read more...]
CDCR officials seek new execution drug
California corrections officials are asking regulators to approve a revised method to carry out the death penalty. “The new regulations would allow California’s Death Row inmates at San Quentin State Prison to be executed using one of two different … [Read more...]
SQN launches new website, SanQuentinNews.com
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 the website. He graduated from the coding class in April 2015. His work is the third iteration of … [Read more...]
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