Archives for January 2024

Union boss backs California Model

January 20, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

CCPOA VP witnesses firsthand the benefits of Norway model In September, about a dozen members of the California Correctional Peace Officers … [Read more...]

Surplus state land being reused for affordable housing

January 19, 2024 by Keith Carter

The site of a previous firearm facility has been designated for new affordable housing near San Quentin State Prison. Named Oak Hill, the … [Read more...]

California, state officials found liable for deliberate indifference during 2020 Covid outbreak

January 18, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The Ninth Circuit ruled California prison officials acted with “deliberate indifference,” by not taking sufficient precautions or countermeasures … [Read more...]

Echoes of slavery in Louisiana, class action lawsuit filed

January 18, 2024 by William Burley

Incarcerated forced to work on former slave plantation A class-action lawsuit seeks to end the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s use of forced … [Read more...]

Officers and incarcerated face off on court for game of unity, solidarity

January 18, 2024 by Timothy Hicks

Basketball game between staff and incarcerated creates sense of community at San Quentin The blocked shot from San Quentin Warriors center … [Read more...]

AAPI residents raise funds, collect supplies for Maui wildfire victims

January 17, 2024 by Joshua Strange

Thanks to the Hawaiian Ho’oponopno way, the donation drive at San Quentin for the victims of the Maui wildfires was a tremendous … [Read more...]

Game 4 Peace Forum takes on crime, violence

January 17, 2024 by Simeon Alexander

Change discussed in barbershop-style symposium Politicians, entertainers, and social-justice advocates convened at San Quentin’s first ever … [Read more...]

Editorial: New year brings hope, commitment, change

January 17, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

First, let me wish you all a prosperous new year. It is hard for me to wish you all a Happy New Year, because there is nothing happy about being in … [Read more...]

Woven rehabilitation: Michael Barker weaves his art into his life-long rehabilitation

January 17, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Artist Michael Barker has infused his rehabilitative qualities into his art and has garnered a fan base that spans 30 years and four … [Read more...]

Compassion Prison Project’s First Symposium at San Quentin

January 16, 2024 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Fritzi Horstman brings Compassion Prison Project to SQ On Oct. 22, Compassion Prison Project held it first Trauma Talks Symposium at San Quentin … [Read more...]