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Archives for December 2021

No More Tears grads embrace accountability, heal history of violence

December 31, 2021 by Steve Brooks

A group of men learned how to abandon their history of violence in an intensive workshop in San Quentin Prison. “It’s been a long journey but we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Prison Programs Tagged With: No More Tears, Prison Programs

DHS collaboration assists immigrants seeking citizenship

December 30, 2021 by Carlos Drouaillet

The Department of Homeland Security released a report in July describing how 11 agencies will work together to remove barriers to U.S. citizenship and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Public Services, Recently Posted, Spanish Tagged With: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration

Silent Solidarity: Mourning Our Losses remembers lives lost to COVID-19

December 30, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

On a Friday afternoon, an event dubbed Mourning Our Losses was held on San Quentin’s Lower Yard. It brought together about 200 people to pay tribute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, San Quentin State Prison

Experts question role of victims, survivors in parole hearings

December 30, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

Years after a conviction, prisoners still face the same scrutiny at parole board hearings they did during their jury trial — when facing prosecutors, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal, Parole and Release, Recently Posted Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, legal

Aerial dance addresses mass incarceration

December 30, 2021 by Randy Hansen

An aerial dance show that addresses mass incarceration was brought to the public to raise the awareness of life behind bars and the parallels of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Music, Performances, Recently Posted Tagged With: arts, mass incarceration

Executives, corporations step up to provide video visits for prisoners

December 30, 2021 by Rickey Goins

Journalism Guild Writer  A new nonprofit corporation is seeking to establish free video conferencing between the incarcerated and their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Public Services, Recently Posted Tagged With: prison video calls

UNFORGETTING por Roberto Lovato

December 29, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

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Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Español, Spanish

NEWS BRIEFS, December 2021

December 29, 2021 by San Quentin News

New York — (Press Release) Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of criminal justice reforms Oct. 22 that give formerly incarcerated New Yorkers a second … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Briefs, Recently Posted Tagged With: news briefs

CA Supreme Court: No pot for prisoners

December 29, 2021 by Brandon T. Genest

California prisoners cannot have marijuana, the state Supreme Court has ruled.  The court reversed a 2019 appellate court ruling that temporarily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, Mental Stimulation, Recently Posted Tagged With: California Supreme Court, pot

$250M committed for justice reform

December 29, 2021 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

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The Ford Foundation and other philanthropic organizations made a $250 million commitment to helping nonprofits advance criminal justice reform and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: criminal justice reform

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