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Archives for July 2023

PRISON CONSTRUCTION COSTS SPIRAL UPWARD 

July 26, 2023 by Randy Hansen

Alabama Road Sign

RESPONSE TO PRISON PROBLEMS IS TO BUILD MORE PRISONS re has committed to building two “super-size” correctional facilities; despite the nearly $1 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, MONEY MATTERS, Recently Posted

WISDOM OF LONG PRISON SENTENCES CONSIDERED 

July 26, 2023 by Michael Callahan

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A yearlong independent study challenges U.S. lawmakers and state agencies to consider the effectiveness of long-term prison sentences.  The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted

STATE SET TO RESUME EXECUTIONS 

July 26, 2023 by Stuart Clarke

Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama Road Sign along Interstate 10 in Robertsdale, Alabama USA, near the State Border with Florida

The state of Alabama is resuming executions after a three-month delay in the wake of problems with lethal injections that forced the cancellation of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, LEGAL, Recently Posted

MOST CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNITS PRODUCE NO EXONERATIONS

July 26, 2023 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

More than half of the conviction review units listed on the National Registry of Exonerations website have not produced an exoneration, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Exoneration Digest, Recently Posted

NEWS BRIEFS – July 2023

July 26, 2023 by San Quentin News

1. California — (The San Diego Union-Tribune) San Diego County will invest $7.2 million in a program that stresses services for homelessness, mental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NEWS BRIEFS, Recently Posted

MISCONDUCT LEADS TO EXONERATION AFTER 25 YEARS 

July 26, 2023 by James Daly

Welcome to Indiana

Indianapolis prosecutors and a California law school clinic worked together to free a man imprisoned for nearly 25 years for murder, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exoneration Digest, Recently Posted

SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS INTERSECT LINES OF RACE AND SOCIAL CLASS

July 26, 2023 by Michael Callahan

Young woman studying at the university

Research reveals that school suspensions disproportionately impact black female students at a higher rate than their white counter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, POLITICS, Recently Posted, WOMEN IN PRISON, YOUTH OFFENDERS

TOM LAPINSKI’S TOUR OF SAN QUENTIN 

July 26, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

THE EDUCATOR, PRODUCER, RECORDING ENGINEER HAS BEEN BRINGING TOP PERFORMERS TO THE Q FOR DECADES Not everyone has the privilege to work with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MUSIC, Recently Posted

FADDD – NICHE PROGRAM SERVES DISTINCT REHABILITATIVE NEED 

July 26, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Retired Chief Deputy Warden Velda Dobson-Davis introduced the incarcerated community at San Quentin to the self-help program, Felons Against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MENTAL HEALTH, PRISON PROGRAMS, Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION GROUP RESTORED TO PRE-COVID MODE 

July 26, 2023 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Nonviolent Communication

San Quentin’s Nonviolent Communication class returned to normal operation after three years of operation via correspondence due to COVID.  The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PRISON PROGRAMS, Recently Posted

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