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Archives for November 2021

From beginners to pros: All can find peace at the pit

November 19, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Tim Fielder, 55, Freddie J. Lewis, 68, and E.Vick, 85, have almost seven decades of combined experience playing the game they all love: horseshoe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: sports at SQ

Update: track, court and field

November 19, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

On September 18, the SQ prison yard was shining bright with the sun and its resident athletes at 10 a.m. Games were happening in just about every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports, SQ News Tagged With: sports at SQ

One-Stop Shops serve to reduce recidivism

November 18, 2021 by William Tobert

Growing national movement emerges, hopes to expand access to resources for parolees returning to their communities A bipartisan group of members … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Re-Entry, Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Reentry

Ronnie Murillo transforms trash into treasures

November 18, 2021 by Aron Kumar Roy

Ronnie “Conejo” Murillo is applying his newly acquired math skills to construct unique pieces of art. Having been a craftsperson since his high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Recently Posted Tagged With: arts

Looking back on a legacy of woodworking

November 18, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

In the late 1980’s, an “old lifer” at the California Men’s Colony took Douglas Ingham under his wing and taught him woodworking to keep him busy and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Recently Posted Tagged With: arts

Film series examines the Black experience in America’s criminal justice system

November 18, 2021 by Jad Salem

Four short films titled “Healing Thru Freedom” were created to document Black experiences in America’s modern criminal justice system, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: criminal justice system, Documentary

Study finds racial bias in AI speech recognition

November 17, 2021 by Joshua Grant

Coronavirus has no race

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to violate the privacy of some incarcerated people, a recent study concludes. The AI research is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: AI, racial disparities

Legislative Digest

November 16, 2021 by San Quentin News

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a number of new measures into law aimed at criminal justice reform and the reduction of prison sentences for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, RESOURCES Tagged With: legal

UnCommon Law challenges California’s ‘broken’ parole hearing process

November 16, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

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A petition was filed in the California Court of Appeals, by the nonprofit organization UnCommon Law, to correct deficiencies with the Board of Parole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Recently Posted

Company introduces new ankle monitor technology

November 15, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Supercom has created a new lightweight ankle bracelet monitoring system to replace the old clunky ankle monitors. The global security technology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: monitored by AI

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