California leads the rest of the nation in prison spending with a skyrocketing prison budget, according to a report by PolitiFact. During Gov. Jerry … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2018
Professor teaches next generation through video
A Sonoma State University professor filmed an educational video of the Kid CAT Youth Offender Support Group to teach the next generation of … [Read more...]
Kid CAT Speaks by A. Cooper
Dear Kid CAT, I have been in prison going on 15 years, and I’ve tried to change my life for the best. I was 16 years old when I was alleged to be a … [Read more...]
Irrational fear harms mental health
People who experience long-term hyper-vigilance may have unintended negative mental health consequences, some scientists say. “Remaining in this … [Read more...]
Restuarando una comunidad por medio del dialogo
Más de dos docenas de sobrevivientes de crimen cruzaron las pesadas y cautivantes puertas de acero en San Quentin para enfrentar a prisioneros … [Read more...]
La pesadilla de un soñador encarcelado
Luis Ojeda de 23 años, se encuentra en la Prisión de San Quentin cumpliendo una condena de seis años por asalto agravado. Después de cumplir su … [Read more...]
Reflections of a veteran: Davis Bennett
Davis Bennett, 75, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961. He is one of the many combat veterans serving time at San Quentin State Prison. Bennett served … [Read more...]
Protestant banquet honors Chaplain Mardi Jackson
The sounds of gospel shook San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel as it hosted more than 250 inmates and 60 guests at its Annual Christian Banquet to close … [Read more...]
Formerly incarcerated reduces violence in Richmond
James Houston used what he learned in San Quentin Prison to help reduce the murder rate and mentor young men in Richmond, the city across the … [Read more...]
2017's low executions only 23
Though 2017 had the second fewest annual prison executions in several decades—23 executions to be exact—the controversies surrounding capital … [Read more...]