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Book reveals matrix of the prison-industrial complex

November 21, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Readers of "The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits" might arrive at the impression that the book presented carceral institutions as shadowy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOOK REVIEW Tagged With: Bianca Tylek, The Prison Industry, Worth Rises

Peer Support Specialists pass state exam

November 13, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

After receiving his results for a rather difficult exam he had taken a month earlier, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center resident Michael Moore walked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Medi-Cal, Peer Support Specialist Program, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Panic attack in the boardroom leaves impact

August 30, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

For San Quentin resident Rodney Baylis, 64, and for his family, the month of August has too often meant misfortune, calamity, and even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, panic attack

Bus delay affords Get on the Bus participants wholesome breakfast with loved ones

August 26, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

For many residents at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, the annual visiting event organized by Get on the Bus once again came through to deliver, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Center for Restorative Justice Works, get on the bus, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

OIG says CDCR has no natural disaster preparedness

August 24, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

An 8.8 earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia, put Pelican Bay State Prison’s region on the map marked in red for a tsunami warning on the FOX Weather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Chance Andes, Jeffrey Macomber, Office of the Inspector General, Pelican Bay State Prison

Father’s Day at visiting reunites families

August 5, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Fathers’ Day comes only once a year and for San Quentin Rehabilitation Center residents, the day has always had more significance than for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized Tagged With: Father’s Day

Cruise lines refuse passage to formerly incarcerated

August 4, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Formerly incarcerated persons who wanted to cruise the seas on luxury liners have reported that they encountered policies that resulted in cancelled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY Tagged With: Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Group, Viking Cruises, Virgin Voyages

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

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