Some prosecutors may be using subtle tactics to dismiss Black jurors, despite laws against such racial bias in jury selection, according to the San … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
Daniel Barfield spent nine years in solitary confinment
During his 20 years of incarceration at Georgia’s Diagnostic and Classification Prison, Daniel Barfield spent nine years in the solitary unit, … [Read more...]
Texas program produces more than 350 entrepeneurs from prison
Texas has graduated more than 2,000 individuals from a prison entrepreneurship program. Upon release, some of these graduates have gone on to create … [Read more...]
One city opts out of using prison labor for menial tasks
The use of prisoners for cheap labor to perform tasks such as landscaping, that many consider to have minimal, if any rehabilitative value, is being … [Read more...]
Elderly prisoners in India granted early parole
Some elderly prisoners in India may be granted early parole because of major overcrowding, according to an article in Hindustan Times. Prisons in … [Read more...]
Some states seeking input on wrong parole decisions
Some states are still seek- ing input from the wrong people on parole decisions a Prison Policy Initiative report maintains. The report says the … [Read more...]
LOST AND FOUND LOVE
#1 LOST AND FOUND LOVE I would write and tell her I love them With card’s and drawling of love and falerry Too wait for the mail that never showed … [Read more...]
“Fawn Eyes”
Father Sun shines down on my garden today, Sowing seed in mother earth as is our way. We reap what we sow-we eat what we kill, Winter we go … [Read more...]
Addiction Recovery Counseling Director moves on
Rick Baez leaves San Quentin after 13 years Recovering addicts in San Quentin said goodbye to long-time volunteer Rick Baez in the Addiction … [Read more...]