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Archives for January 2021

Four new California DAs pushing for social justice

January 31, 2021 by Elton Kelley

New voices are growing in California’s District Attorneys’ offices with the goal to bring modern and diverse approaches to public safety, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal Tagged With: prosecutors

NC law students focus to help the incarcerated

January 31, 2021 by Marcus Henderson

Para todo hay solucion

As COVID-19 forces many schools and universities to face closure, the students at Wake Forest University, through its Prison Letter Project, had to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Public Services, RESOURCES Tagged With: legal

Online publishing community puts incarcerated voices front and center

January 31, 2021 by Joe Garcia

Fueled by the growing interest in real-life reporting from behind bars, the Prison Journalism Project (PJP) launched itself in April 2020 as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories, RESOURCES Tagged With: PJP, prison journalism, Prison Journalism Project, Yukari Kane

Q Ball nominated for Emmy Awards in 2020

January 31, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Cutty and Boo

San Quentin–filmed Q Ball was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary, making it the first Sports Emmy-nominated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Human Interest, Most Read, Prison Stories, Sports Tagged With: Q Ball, sports

Our honors list for criminal justice work

January 31, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

San Quentin News would like to honor and recognize these individuals for their work and contributions to social and criminal justice reform. There is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Prison Reform, Profiles, SQ News Tagged With: criminal justice reform

New app would simplify justice system assistance

January 31, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

A mobile app is being developed to help connect criminal defendants and other justice-impacted people to services and resources otherwise hard to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Rehabilitation Corner, Religious Programs, RESOURCES Tagged With: Mobile app, Resources

Implicit bias is said to infect justice system

January 31, 2021 by William Harris

There are subtle racial prejudices within the procedural fabric of the criminal justice system, reported Evan Robinson in a Hamilton College news … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal Tagged With: legal, racial bias, racial disparities

Holiday songs for the cells: another COVID-19 victim

January 31, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is one of many songs the incarcerated population at San Quentin will not hear carolers singing this year due to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Music, Performances Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Carols in San Quentin

Sistas’ With Voices rally calls to new head of CDCR

January 31, 2021 by Marcus Henderson

Voices of concern, love and a call to action were raised by families, friends and prison reform advocacy groups to welcome a new change in CDCR … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured Tagged With: CDCR positions, reentry programs

Father George Williams gets his release date from San Quentin

January 31, 2021 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Members of the San Quentin community hope to get their dates to leave. Father George Williams received his unexpected release day in July of this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Religious Programs Tagged With: Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church

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