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RAIN FAILS TO DAMPEN HARDY SPIRITS 

July 26, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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COMMITMENT OF RECREATIONAL ATHLETES UNWAVERING UNDER LEADEN SKIES Scattered showers did not deter 11 determined San Quentin residents from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, SPORTS

WORKERS EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF MOCK EXECUTION

July 6, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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Performing executions, whether authentic or simulated, causes long-term side effects for workers both in and outside of prisons, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, MENTAL HEALTH, Recently Posted

REPORT: CHRONIC FEAR HAS NEGATIVE EFFECT ON PHYSICAL, MENTAL HEALTH

July 6, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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Chronic fear can negatively affect an individual’s physical, emotional, environmental, and spiritual health, contributing to a variety of anxieties … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH, Recently Posted

VOLUNTEERS BRING TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA TO SQ RESIDENTS

July 6, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

Yoga instructors Annabelle Teleki and Veronica Geretz arrive at San Quentin each week to guide the residents through a practice known as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Prison Stories, Recently Posted

MAKING IT REAL: PROSECUTORS TO VISIT JAILS AND PRISONS 

July 6, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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A challenge from a criminal justice reform organization resulted in 66 elected prosecutors agreeing to visit the very correctional facilities their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted

‘GREATER GOOD’ OFFERS INSPIRATION, MULTINATIONAL MUSIC AT SQ CHAPEL

July 6, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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The Greater Good, a Jewish music ensemble, held their second annual “Inspirational Music Night” concert in front of about 70 fellow residents in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MUSIC, Recently Posted

COLOSSUS: FREEDOM

June 1, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

AN ANTHOLOGY OFVOICES ACROSS THECARCERAL WASTELAND (Selected and introduced bySara Biel & Wanda Sabir) I never thought that another person … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOOK REVIEW, Recently Posted

Study: The darker side of daydreaming

May 31, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

There are numerous positive side effects of daydreaming, but recent studies show it’s possible to do it too much.  Daydreaming is useful as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH, Recently Posted

Sac State’s Project Rebound purchases houses to help formerly incarcerated students

May 31, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

Sacramento State University purchased two homes to house eight formerly incarcerated students who are attending the school. The homes, managed by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, RE-ENTRY, Recently Posted

No COVID hazard pay for guards

May 30, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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A federal appeals court ruled that corrections officers are not owed hazard pay for alleged exposure to COVID without adequate protective gear at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, MONEY MATTERS, Recently Posted

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