There There by Tommy Orange chronicles the lives of Native Americans in his hometown of Oakland, California. The result is a portrait of a community … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2019
Prosecuted Louisiana warden pleads guilty to fraud charges
A former Louisiana prison warden has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and conspiracy charges. “He’ll pay for it ... prison time will be recommended … [Read more...]
The sounds of Woodstock filled the Catholic Chapel
Kurt Huget’s guitar workshop for San Quentin inmates did it again—this time bringing the music of Woodstock to the SQ Cath- olic Chapel for a … [Read more...]
San Quentin thespians embody Shakespeare
The players enacted The Winter’s Tale and Two Gentlemen of Verona Shakespeare at San Quentin performed The Winter’s Tale and Two Gentlemen of … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Governor grants clemency to eight prisoners
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has granted clemency to eight prisoners serving life terms—more than any governor in the past 25 years, the Philadelphia … [Read more...]
Court finds support for re-sentencing un-persuasive
A sentencing court denied the head of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s recommendation that it reduce Juan Felipe … [Read more...]
New York considers elderly parole law inmates 55 and over may see relief
There is new legislation being introduced in Albany, NY, that would allow inmates that are 55 years of age to be eligible for parole after serving 15 … [Read more...]
GEO Group sees drastic drop in stock value
The value of stock of one of the major operators of private prisons recently dropped 16%. The stock decline happened after major institutions … [Read more...]
Golden opportunities arise from California’s recent changes in sentencing
Craig “Qadree” Birch, 53, was serving a term of 40-years-to-life under California’s Three Strikes Law before his sentence was recalled by the … [Read more...]
Phục hồi quyền bầu cử cho cựu tù nhân
Nồi chính trị đang sôi nổi về việc có nên phục hồi quyền bầu cử cho cựu tù nhân. Sự thăm dò gần đây cho thấy rằng chuyện này đã bị số đông những … [Read more...]