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Tragic and dark: The Brothers Karamazov

July 31, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Reading translated literature originating from the pens of a variety of translators could mean reading radically different versions that might … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, BOOK REVIEW Tagged With: Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Residents and SFDA Brooke Jenkins dialogue with prosecutors

July 30, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins organized and hosted a forum that brought to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center a dozen elected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT Tagged With: Brooke Jenkins, Chance Andes, LA District Attorney, Nathan Hochman, SF District Attorney

Concerns over birthright citizenship impact residents’ mental states

July 28, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

A wave of discussion traveled through San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as residents learned that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS Tagged With: birthright citizenship, Donald Trump, Supreme Court

3-on-3 basketball and music event on Mother’s Day

July 13, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center hosted a celebration of mothers during the month that celebrated Mother’s Day. Titled “Grip the Mic,” the May 22 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HOLIDAYS, SPORTS Tagged With: mothers day

Rehabilitating repeat offenders fails, says think tank

July 2, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Gloomy predictions about the failure of rehabilitation seem nothing new, but for a major, nationally known and respected think tank like the Manhattan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: The Manhattan Institute

Feds take over CDCR’s Mental Health services

June 29, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

Almost 20 years have passed since the federal takeover of California’s prison medical system, and federal takeovers continued March 19, as the 9th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH Tagged With: cdcr, Coleman v. Newsom, Mental Health

Sleep deprivation researcher speaks at San Quentin

June 16, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

In Guantanamo Bay, the term “Frequent Flyer Program” has never referred to airline incentive programs. At Gitmo, the term meant targeted sleep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Jawad v. Gates, Sharon Dolovich, sleep deprivation, UCLA

Prison Policy Initiative report looks optimistic over 10-year period

June 9, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

In April 2025, the Prison Policy Initiative again published its annual graphics-heavy analysis of the nation’s prison system called “The Whole Pie.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Prison Policy Initiative

Nonprofit funds sports for children of incarcerated parents

May 6, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Would the inclusion of athletics influence identity, academics, and social skills of youth with an incarcerated parent? Khalid Cannon, who grew up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: Bostonian Robin Glaser, Khalid Cannon, Matt Blodgett, Put Me In

Medical debt haunts returned citizens in many states  

April 18, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Prisons and jails have scarcely ever supported healthy living, and their medical care systems have had an infamous reputation of uncertain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: medical debt

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