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Archives for November 2018

SQ Journalism Guild promotes next class of writers

November 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Photo by Jonathan Chiu

The Journalism Guild of San Quentin held its first formal graduation in the prison’s Garden Chapel in late September. More than 50 people attended the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: John C. Eagan, San Quentin News

HR 6011 a bill to end children's life without parole

November 15, 2018 by John Lam

A Republican congressman introduced a bill to end life-without-parole and defacto life sentences for children in the federal criminal justice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Arkansas, incarcerated youth, Juvenile Justice, life sentence, North Dakota, texas, Utah, Youth Offender, youth offenders

Breaking the cycle of incarceration with music from behind prison walls

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

Photo by Brain Asey

The day before inmates Thanh Tran, Eric “Maserati-E” Abercrombie, and Gregg “G” Sayers, created Reality Check — a song that describes the human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Grammy award-winning musician, SQ Music Program

Lớp Học Kinh Thánh Việt Nam Tại San Quentin

November 15, 2018 by David B. Le

Photo courtesy of Pastor Pham

Dịch giả: Danny Nha Hồ và David Bờm Lê Cách đây vài thập niên, trong khi truyền giảng phúc âm thì Mục Sư Tom Phạm đã phải rời … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Prison Stories, Profiles, Religious Programs, Vietnamese

Runner’s challenge to track club record stymied by alarms

November 15, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Photo by Jonath Mathew- courtesy of C. Yoo

A 40-minute disturbance at San Quentin State Prison blew incarcerated runner Eddie Herena’s chance to take back first place in the 1000 Mile Running … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 1000 Mile running club, CRI, Human Interest

PEN America releases Issue: 21 Mythologies

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

No matter the restriction, the control mechanism or oppression, PEN America is a platform for authentic stories—voices that ring loud and free on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: BROTHERS IN PEN, PEN America

Prison Sports Ministry PSM edges Hardtimers, 36-34

November 15, 2018 by Timothy Hicks

Photo by Eddie Herena, SQN

On a picture-perfect Sept. 9 day, the Prison Sports Ministry (PSM) softball team finally got to celebrate a second victory by defeating the San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Prison Sports Ministry, San Quentin Hardtimers, softball

La separación de niños de sus madres causa traumas irreparables

November 15, 2018 by Tare Beltranchuc

Un niño de 18 meses de edad empezó a llorar incontrolablemente, mientras su madre lo sentaba en la parte trasera de un vehículo del gobierno. Los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, ICE - IMMIGRATION, SPANISH Tagged With: Board of Immigration Appeals, ICE, immigration detention, North Carolina, undocumented immigrants

Courts may be better than parole board at determining parolee risk

November 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

When a court orders the release of a lifer on parole, statistics show the parolee does not return to prison. But when the Board of Parole Hearings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, life sentence

Arkansas judge faces sanction for blocking lethal injection

November 15, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

An Arkansas judge faces judicial sanction for blocking the state’s use of a lethal injection drug on the same day he pro- tested the death penalty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Arkansas, DEATH PENALTY, execution methods

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