Archives for January 2024

Study finds rehabilitative benefit of family contact, visits

January 23, 2024 by Jad Salem

A comprehensive study published by Prison Policy Initiative reveals that regular family contact for the incarcerated leads to significant reductions … [Read more...]

Death Row minister believes in becoming a better friend while serving the condemned

January 22, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Death Row minister Chitoka Webb finds comfort and ease in life experiences, through religious leadership, and health. Webb, 48, is a Presbyterian … [Read more...]

‘Carveouts’ excluded from justice reform

January 22, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Large categories of incarcerated people are being excluded from criminal justice reforms because of their convictions of specified crimes, the Prison … [Read more...]

San Quen-toons: January 2024

January 22, 2024 by Jessie Milo

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Preventive efforts found to lower crime rates

January 21, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

An 18-month-long law enforcement collaboration with community programs resulted in a drop in serious and violent crime rates. Sacramento Police … [Read more...]

Formerly incarcerated who received the right to vote largely failed to use it

January 21, 2024 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Though millions of formerly incarcerated persons have regained their right to vote, in at least four states, they largely failed to register and go to … [Read more...]

Guitar students of Arts in Corrections rock in SQ concert

January 21, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

Musicians from the organization Bread & Roses and guitar students from Arts in Corrections performed their first concert at San Quentin since the … [Read more...]

California first in gender-affirming surgery

January 21, 2024 by Cassandra Evans

A San Quentin incarcerated trans-woman received gender-affirming surgery after California permitted gender affirmation surgery to incarcerated … [Read more...]

Children jailed for not stopping school fight

January 20, 2024 by Vance Eugene Sams Jr.

A media-outlet partnership investigates the illegal detention of juvenile offenders, in the state of Tennessee’s juvenile justice system. WPLN and … [Read more...]

Wall Busters hosts first SQ Game Night to bridge the divide between staff and residents

January 20, 2024 by Randy Thompson

On Game Night at San Quentin, over 70 residents filled the gym to play tabletop games alongside a single member of the prison staff. Residents … [Read more...]