Un juez federal en respuesta a alegaciones de abuso contra prisioneros ordeno a los oficiales correccionales de la prisión de California Richard J. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
TRANSITION CLINIC NETWORK Helps Returning Citizens
Health, not incarceration is just one of the mottos of a group of medical advocates helping returning citizens (formerly incarcerated individuals) … [Read more...]
120 Executions, Capital Punishment in the USA
Capital punishment is declining in America, but some states and the federal government continue to execute prisoners, according to a study by the … [Read more...]
#StopSanQuentinOutbreak Coalition Provides Tools to Stop Transfers
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights publicized the following tools to challenge transfers and immigration actions. The #StopSanQuentinOutbreak … [Read more...]
California to Shut Down Remaining Youth Facilities by July 2023
California is set to shut down its remaining three youth facilities by July 2023, generating concerns over how to handle young offenders, the Los … [Read more...]
ELDER DERRICK HOLLOWAY LEADS SQ GARDEN CHAPEL
Displayed in the entry hallway in Garden Chapel is a Biblical verse that reads “Iron sharpens iron.” Since 2009, Pastor Derrick Holloway has been … [Read more...]
SQ Holds Q&A on Vaccine Hesitancy
With almost 500 prisoners and over 1,000 prison staffers refusing a COVID-19 vaccine, on May 1, San Quentin’s Media Department held a Q&A … [Read more...]
IT’S SHOWTIME! WITH AARON TAYLOR
Being prepared boosted Aaron “Showtime” Taylor from being a sports announcer inside San Quentin to doing the public address announcing at a game for … [Read more...]
CDCR’S COVID-19 RESPONSE AT SQ A HEALTH DISASTER SAYS INSPECTOR GENERAL
California’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) confirmed what SQ’s COVID-impacted community has known since June — that administrative mistakes … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS, JUNE 2021
South Carolina -The failure to find drugs to carry out lethal injections led lawmakers to pass a bill that would force Death Row prisoners to pick the … [Read more...]