Based on the testimony of a single eyewitness, and with zero forensic evidence against him, Shawn Williams was convicted of a fatal 1993 shooting in … [Read more...]
Chicago man settles wrongful conviction lawsuit for $7.5M
In 2016, Cooper’s pardon application was declined by Indiana’s former governor, Mike Pence, despite his having the support of the state’s parole … [Read more...]
DIESEL SPIRIT
By Roger Michael Morello Pain, frustration and despair live and thrive behind the gates and walls and razor wire-capped fences of every prison in … [Read more...]
THE VIEW, WALL CITY, WINTER 2021-2022 (VOLUME 4 ISSUE 1)
PLACE: San Quentin’s Upper Yard A condemned prisoner, under escort and with hands cuffed behind him, is returned to San Quentin’s Death Row … [Read more...]
JUSTICE REFORM PRIORITIZED IN 2022
Panel takes aim at California’s LWOP, Three Strikes Law A state commission is recommending ambitious changes to California’s criminal justice … [Read more...]
The end of the line for Death Row?
California begins the process of repurposing Death Row housing units The nation’s largest Death Row is now in its final throes, as Gov. Gavin … [Read more...]
SQ residents file new round of habeas petitions
In January 2022, 91 San Quentin residents filed for habeas corpus relief in the Marin County Superior Court. This new round of legal pleadings is an … [Read more...]
SQ Suffers Another Outbreak
Two months after a local court ruled that the COVID-19 emergency at San Quentin State Prison had passed, the entire California prison system has gone … [Read more...]
Papa Francisco habla en contra de la pena de muerte
Ciudad del Vaticano — Después de siglos de evolución, el Papa Francisco ha declarado la posición de la Iglesia Católica en contra de la pena de muerte … [Read more...]
CA increases canteen spending limits
A September memo from the CDCR Accounting Services Branch (ASB) has authorized a roughly 10-percent increase to the spending limit for each privilege … [Read more...]