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Carceral segregation deeply rooted in San Quentin

July 1, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Is carceral segregation as American as baseball and apple pie, or is it a method of prison politics in the wake of survival? Dartmoor is a British … [Read more...]

Filed Under: San Quentin News Tagged With: San Quentin

San Quentin hosts healthcare symposium

June 22, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 11:00 am, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center held a Healthcare symposium in the Learning Center’s multipurpose room. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HEALTHCARE Tagged With: San Quentin

Determination and hope persist

June 11, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Despite parole denials, three individuals stay steadfast in pursuit of freedom Three SQ residents who have spent more than 14 decades in prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY Tagged With: San Quentin

Relations between San Quentin officers and residents improve

April 26, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

By Jerry Maleek Gearin, Journalism Guild Chair  In the heart of criminal justice reform, California lawmakers have passed legislation in an effort … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, San Quentin News Tagged With: California Model, Gavin Newsom, San Quentin

US Supreme Court vindicates the rights of prisoners

April 25, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

By Jerry Maleek Gearin The United States Supreme Court held that Congress’s post-conviction statutes do not apply to federal prisoners’ successive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS Tagged With: CONGRESS, Supreme Court

New legislation mandates resentencing guidelines for people serving life without parole

April 21, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

New legislation mandates resentencing guidelines for people serving life without parole, in which the trial court must consider mitigating and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation Tagged With: LWOP, SB 551

California Supreme Court makes modification to three-strike law

March 22, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Two strikes based on the same set of facts? “Not anymore” says California’s Supreme Court as they clarify the language of the 31-year-old Three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, Most Read Tagged With: California Supreme Court, Three Strikes Law

First amendment rights upheld in 20-year appeal

March 20, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

By Jerry Maleek Gearin, Journalism Guild Chair  An Islamic scholar’s First Amendment rights enabled his release from federal detention 20 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS Tagged With: 9/11, Ali Al-Timimi, First Amendment

Althea Gibson, first Black female tennis champion, sets the stage for more to follow

March 10, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

By Jerry Maleek Gearin, Journalism Guild Chair  One obstacle after another, Althea Neale Gibson broke various ethnic, athletic, and social barriers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HOLIDAYS Tagged With: Althea Gibson

A woman’s journey from the projects to the Supreme Court

March 9, 2026 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

By Jerry Maleek Gearin, Journalism Guild Chair Jenny from the Block made hits, but Sonia from the Bronx made history as the first Latina to sit on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HOLIDAYS

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