Charles David Henry

$30.7 Million Contract Signed to House Low-Level Inmates in Private Prisons

February 23, 2014 by Charles David Henry

California signed a $30.7 million a year contract for five years with an international prison company to house prisoners at two low-level security … [Read more...]

KQED Report Says CDCR Chief Beard Has the Toughest Job in California

February 23, 2014 by Charles David Henry

Correctional Secretary Jeffrey Beard has the toughest job in California, according to a KQED report. Beard has faced crisis after crisis since joining … [Read more...]

S.Q. Education Department Gets New Electronic SMART Boards

February 23, 2014 by Charles David Henry

The Robert E. Burton Adult Education Center at San Quentin has installed a new interactive state-of-the-art electronic learning devices in six … [Read more...]

Death In Dixieland

December 22, 2013 by Charles David Henry

82 Percent of Executions Are in the South The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) reports, “As of January 2013, 3,125 inmates on death row came … [Read more...]

Children of Incarcerated Parents Get Visit From Sesame Street’s Elmo

December 22, 2013 by Charles David Henry

On Nov. 14, San Quentin’s visiting room became a place of hugs and fun for the children of incarcerated parents in San Quentin when Sesame Street’s … [Read more...]

County Jail Construction Bogs Down

November 22, 2013 by Charles David Henry

Six years after California lawmakers authorized $1.2 billion for counties to build more jail space, not a single county has finished construction, … [Read more...]

New Vice Principal Speaks About Increasing Educational Opportunities

November 20, 2013 by Charles David Henry

Vice-principal, M. Wheeless comes to San Quentin’s Education Department with the experience of teaching in various middle schools and adult education … [Read more...]

Federal Judge Questions Stop-and-Frisk Policy

October 20, 2013 by Charles David Henry

On Aug. 12, federal district court Judge Shira Scheindlin said the U.S. Supreme Court should reconsider a 45-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision on … [Read more...]

Construction Tech Class Seeks 27 Students

October 19, 2013 by Charles David Henry

A new vocational course at San Quentin seeks 27 dedicated students, according to the prison’s education department. “This curriculum will ground the … [Read more...]

Report Says the Practice of Sterilization of Prisoners in California Between 2006 and 2010 Has Been Renewed

September 19, 2013 by Charles David Henry

A new report says California renewed its practice of sterilizing prison inmates between 2006 and 2010. This was three years after then-Gov. Gray Davis … [Read more...]