Inmates in San Francisco county jails will be allowed to make free telephone calls, which is expected to reduce these costs passed on to their family … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2019
California’s dark secret: prisoners sentenced under prior guidelines have little hope of ever being released
Some men serving life sentences in California say they’re “political prisoners.” While there’s technically no legal definition for the term, some … [Read more...]
Veterans find healing through sharing their experiences
San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel provided space on June 27 for a small group of Bay Area volunteers to meet with incarcerated veterans who’d just … [Read more...]
Kern Valley State Prison recognizes graduating class of Substance-Use Disorder Treatment program
Today is not another run- of-the-mill day in Kern Valley State Prison. The D-Facility Visiting Room is packed full of people, all with cause for … [Read more...]
Allegations of slave labor tarnish drug rehabilitation program’s record
A well-known drug rehabilitation foundation is using its patients in Texas and Louisiana for what critics call “slave labor.” The Cenikor … [Read more...]
Fear of the outdoors – one result of long term solitary
Frank De Palma spent more than 40 years of his life inside Nevada’s state prisons for second-degree murder, grand larceny, battery, and attempted … [Read more...]
Arizona rethinks its ban on prison literature
The state of Arizona lifted its ban on the book Chokehold after gaining national attention for banning the book written about the US criminal justice … [Read more...]
Program coordinator Heather Hart bids farewell to PUP
San Quentin’s Prison University Project (PUP) waved goodbye to Program Coordinator Heather Hart on July 3. But she leaves intent on continuing her … [Read more...]
A walk on the yard sends youth to camp
“We march in solidarity, we all are behind bars,” were the lyrics of a rap song that blared through a massive speaker on San Quentin’s Lower Yard. The … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s college class of 2019
On a sunny June morning over- looking the bay, 12 incarcerated scholars were honored at the 2019 Prison University Project (PUP) graduation. … [Read more...]