NOT ALL ELIGIBLE PRISONERS ARE EXPECTED TO GAIN EARLY RELEASE Last November, California voters overwhelmingly amended the state’s Three Strikes Law, … [Read more...]
Overcrowded Population Strains Library Resources
San Quentin’s main library is under-equipped, overcrowded and struggling to meet the legal and recreational reading needs of prisoners, Senior … [Read more...]
S.F. District Attorneys Visit San Quentin for Solutions
A group of San Francisco prosecutors working in the recently formed community courts met with San Quentin prisoners, seeking insight into what leads … [Read more...]
Modest Organization Works Toward Advancing Rights of the Incarcerated
A small nationwide organization of volunteers and former prisoners is hard at work informing prisoners and the public of imprisoned men’s and women’s … [Read more...]
Green Life Celebrates its First Graduation
The earthly sound of a wood flute set the mood. The Green Life environmental program held its first graduation for 18 students and nine group … [Read more...]
Literary Tradition Maintained by Prison Writing Group
American prison writers have been around since there have been prisons in America. During the 18th century, debtors were sentenced to ‘debtor’s … [Read more...]