Charles David Henry

FDA impounds approximately 1000 vials of Texas execution drugs

April 24, 2017 by Charles David Henry

State’s supply runs out after nine executions, it sues to have feds release impounded drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detained a … [Read more...]

Over $180 billion a year spent on mass incarceration

April 24, 2017 by Charles David Henry

Half the money spent on running the correctional system goes to pay staff The system of mass incarceration costs the government and families at least … [Read more...]

Looking back on 42 years of service at San Quentin

March 26, 2017 by Charles David Henry

In June 1975, Donald Graham left the California Department of Corrections’ training academy after two weeks and took his first job assignment at San … [Read more...]

Christmas comes early with VGSQ’s Toys for Tots

January 31, 2017 by Charles David Henry

The 2016 San Quentin’s Toys for Tots program came earlier this year. On Dec. 16 chairman Gary Cooper and members of the Veterans Group of San Quentin … [Read more...]

Four states lead U.S. prison population shrinkage

December 27, 2016 by Charles David Henry

Prison populations have been steadily declining as a result of criminal justice strategic reforms. This spectrum of change has been most notable in … [Read more...]

Joint venture provides opportunity for SQ

November 27, 2016 by Charles David Henry

A new opportunity for paying jobs for San Quentin inmates has been approved by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The job source is a … [Read more...]

Racial disparities persist when Black judges’ rulings are appealed

November 27, 2016 by Charles David Henry

Racial disparities appear to persist in the American legal system, despite the attempts to make the judiciary more reflective of the general … [Read more...]

California’s crime rate up after two-year decrease

November 26, 2016 by Charles David Henry

After two years of decreases, the murder rate in California rose from 4.4 to 4.8 per 100,000 in 2015. There were 1,861 homicides in a year. This … [Read more...]

Vote Two Opposing Death Penalty Measures November

October 20, 2016 by Charles David Henry

California voters will decide again in November what to do with the death penalty. Two opposing initiatives with strong political and social … [Read more...]

California’s Death Row Population Tops All Of Western Hemisphere

October 20, 2016 by Charles David Henry

California is “home to the largest Death Row population in the Western Hemisphere,” according to a recent PolitiFact press release. According to … [Read more...]