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Archives for December 2018

Sentencing greatly varies between federal district judges

December 17, 2018 by Salvador Solorio

gavel court law

A new report by the U.S. Sentencing Commission revealed that sentencing for individuals who have committed the same crimes can greatly vary between … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

THERE ARE NO PRISONS

December 15, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

Darwin breaks stealthily outside my narrow, vertical window, A dark turquoise betraying light, towards the horizon,’ Redundant orange prison lights, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

Valley State Prison holds second annual YOP graduation

December 14, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

WBC super featherweight champion Andy Vences with facilitators and participants of the YOP program

On January 9th 2019, Valley State Prison (VSP) held its second annual youth offender program (YOP) graduation to recognize the graduating YOP class of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Youth Offender

A woman prisoner’s creative approach to housing

December 10, 2018 by Timothy Hicks

Women continue to be innovative and skillful, with creative ideas – even while in prison, according to a National Public Radio (NPR) source. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Senator and author share challenge of passing SB 1437

December 10, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Maria Watson and Nancy Skinner SB1437

It’s hard to get laws changed, even harder to make any revisions applicable to people already serving their time, nevertheless Senator Nancy Skinner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Alex Mallick, Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), felony-murder rule, Restore Justice

“Awaiting Exoneration”

December 10, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

When it comes to recognizing faults, No one ever see’s their own! Perhaps they’re to busy trying to Rationalize their history of doing wrong! Many sit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

WALL CITY VOLUME 1: Channeling emotions into music

December 6, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

David Jassy at work at the SQ Media Center

In Stockholm’s Blue Hill neighborhood, hip-hop cleared a path away from violence. Imagine if Mozart was born in a ghetto poverty-stricken, filled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY

Letter to Editor by Mark Anthony Howard

December 5, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

Dear Mr. Juan Haines My name is Mark Anthony Howard  “The Guts” I am an assistant director of a small youth organization in Sam Bernardino CA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

A Living rainbow

December 5, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

fallow me, you will see, you can be, as happy, as anybody, you can’t complain, of your endless pain, of cloudy ways, rainy day’s will turn to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

YOUR HONOR

December 5, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

Your honor, I am an attorney And my clients is the earth She has been always mistreated And neglected from her birth. And I am pleading her case In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

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