A new law will give California prisoners political power by counting them as residents of their home communities rather than in the communities where … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
UNDERSTAND
13 Bars to the cell, three walls form my own hell, one life of drugs and evil doing, four years of my life I earned this strike and must pay the … [Read more...]
Curb Service shares truth, harmony and love
From an Oakland street corner to San Francisco’s “Tenderloin” district to San Quentin State Prison, the music of freestyle collective Curb Service … [Read more...]
WALL CITY VOLUME 1: SQUIRES
How prisoners change young lives By Charles David Henry, Photographs by Eddie Herena A dozen teenage boys arrive at San Quentin and shuffle … [Read more...]
Victim of sexual predator granted clemency for his murder
A woman convicted of murdering a sex predator while she was 16 years old has been granted clemency in what is described as a major victory for … [Read more...]
Noncitizens allowed to vote in local San Francisco elections
San Francisco became the largest city in the nation to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, according to the Los Angeles Times. … [Read more...]
More than 4,000 mentally ill prisoners held in isolation
More than 4,000 prisoners diagnosed with mental illness throughout the country are being held in solitary lock-up, according to The Guardian. … [Read more...]
Staff shortages have a greater negative impact on female prisoners
Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is plagued by staff shortages that are having damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services, reported Jeff … [Read more...]
Tourists unknowingly ask women prisoners for help
Inmates, at a women’s prison in Raleigh North Carolina do an unusual job, according to an article in USA Today. They spend their days answering an 800 … [Read more...]
New handball duo dominates tournament
A New Year’s Day handball tournament on the Lower Yard at San Quentin led to new doubles champions. “They couldn’t stop the left,” said David Clout … [Read more...]