Archives for December 2019

NEWS BRIEFS

December 16, 2019 by San Quentin News

Raleigh, North Carolina — The ACLU Statewide Campaign for Smart Justice is moving to end putting incarcerated pregnant women in … [Read more...]

SB 136 goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020

December 16, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Oct. 8, the Repeal Ineffective Sentence Enhancements (RISE) Coalition celebrated Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature on SB 136: The RISE Act. The … [Read more...]

Inaccuracy of court records deprives people of constitutional rights

December 16, 2019 by Michael Jace

Many African Americans’ court testimony is inaccurately transcribed, according to a recent Criminal Legal News story. A recent study published in … [Read more...]

Flying Kites depicts the harsh realities of isolation in prison

December 16, 2019 by Juan Haines

A blending of visual manipulation with a literary representation of solitary confinement Students of the Stanford Graphic Novel Project produced … [Read more...]

Americans see drop in violent crimes

December 16, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Kerry Rudd, Journalism Guild Writer Violent crime decreased in America during the past two years, except for rape, a recent analysis … [Read more...]

Is "civil death" still warranted in a civilized society?

December 16, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer Rhode Island considers anyone sentenced to life in prison to be “civilly dead,” meaning they have no … [Read more...]

Arizona prisoners racking up debt for needed medical procedures

December 16, 2019 by Salvador Solorio

Former prisoners of Arizona are being charged for medical procedures that should have been paid for by the state. Ashley Wilkeyson broke her ankle … [Read more...]

Innocent man freed after 43 years in prison

December 16, 2019 by Leonard Brown

Botched lineups and erroneous forensic evidence played major part in wrongful conviction An 81- year- old man once sentenced to death has been … [Read more...]

They risk their lives for as little as $2.90 a day

December 16, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

California's prisoners firefighters receive little benefit for their service on the fire lines More than 3,000 California prisoners help fight … [Read more...]