One could not have harmony if everyone sang the same note. Without diversity, harmony would never arise — an idea applying not just to music. In … [Read more...]
Incarcerated uniquely disadvantaged in bankruptcy filings
Corporate bankruptcies happen more often than anyone would want them to happen. Most of the time, they deal with companies that have insufficient … [Read more...]
Concert pianist performs Christmas carols
Concert pianist Linda Rice performed a Christmas carols concert at Chapel B Saturday, December 7. Also known as a world-renowned harpist, Rice has … [Read more...]
Survey finds only 21% of Americans have confidence in justice system
Americans lacked confidence in the American criminal justice system, said survey results as published by the Gallup News Service. Fewer Americans had … [Read more...]
Prison Policy Initiative says mass incarceration blocks economic justice
Americans have heard the phrase “the rich get richer” so often that it has turned into a cliché. A Prison Policy Initiative report has outlined … [Read more...]
Renowned author and philanthropist spreads love and generosity
Many San Quentin residents in attendance at a December 5 commencement event in Chapel B said they felt that Santa Claus had arrived early. A thin, … [Read more...]
San Quentin Veterans incarcerated but not forgotten
In San Quentin, the mood of Veterans Day took a celebratory tone, despite the inclement weather that had relocated the event from the Lower Yard to … [Read more...]
Second Look movement reassesses lengthy sentences
The phenomenon of mass incarceration changed criminal justice in important ways, particularly with sentencing policies. Ever younger defendants, … [Read more...]
Attorney lures residents with promises of resentencing
Stuck in a California prison with a life sentence and little hope? A lawyer who grew up in Palo Alto, went to Princeton and Berkeley Law, once worked … [Read more...]
Passing of Prop 36 set to reboot mass incarceration
During the final inning at the 2024 ballot box, criminal justice reform took three strikes with the defeat of reform-minded prosecutors, the defeat of … [Read more...]
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