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San Quentin athletes suffer during sports lockdowns

August 29, 2022 by Joshua Strange

You can count the incarcerated athletes of San Quentin among those who will be the happiest whenever “normal” programming resumes.  The ongoing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, Health and Wellness

Seattle program earns praise, combats gun violence

August 28, 2022 by Joshua Strange

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Amid rising gun violence in cities across the nation, an innovative violence prevention and diversion program in Seattle called Community Passageways … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Juvenile Justice

Incarcerated firefighters able to continue career in community

August 28, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Incarcerated firefighters are receiving help to continue their careers after their release thanks to the efforts of a non-profit started by formerly … [Read more...]

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BOOK REVIEW: Journalist goes undercover as private prison guard

August 28, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Sixty Days In is a popular TV show where people go undercover as inmates in jail for two months — if they even last that long. In 2014, journalist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Institutions

Covid whiplash: Rolling lockdowns taking heavy toll

August 27, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, San Quentin residents have struggled to cope with multiple waves of infections, but also the hardships … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, Health and Wellness

 BLUE & BLUE RETURNS TO SAN QUENTIN 

July 20, 2022 by Joshua Strange

 San Francisco Police return to SQ for talks on social justice, reform   Top leadership of the San Francisco police department gathered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: San Francisco

Rehabilitation through Sports

June 28, 2022 by Joshua Strange

How physical wellness contributes to the rehabilitation of former felons The physical health benefits of sports and exercise are widely known: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY

Shakespeare groups provide opportunities for creative expression 

May 1, 2022 by Joshua Strange

The San Quentin Shakespeare Group performed scenes from Othello and original theater pieces in front of an audience of over 60 supporters and … [Read more...]

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College distance learning brings higher education opportunities to prisoners

May 1, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Nothing about the study hall looks unusual — college students quietly busy themselves at desks, colorful educational posters decorate the walls, an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Recently Posted

NM court’s innovative approach to addiction

April 21, 2022 by Joshua Strange

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A judge in New Mexico has created an innovative drug-diversion program that doesn’t use the threat of jail time for convicted addicts in recovery, The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Human Interest

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