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Centro de detención de ICE en Adelanto California enfrenta problemas de suicidios

December 25, 2018 by Juan Haines

Una prisión privada contratada por el gobierno federal para procedimientos civiles y la detención de personas trata a estos como criminales, está … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ICE, U.S. immigration

Gabriel Cannon creating his own fame at SQ prison chapel

December 25, 2018 by Juan Haines

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Walking in the shadow of fame and being showered with gifts and admiration was subject of an Oct. 21 sermon to a jam-packed prison chapel by Gabriel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Religious Programs

Short story illuminates themes from two classic novels

December 25, 2018 by Juan Haines

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I love short stories. The challenge of the short story writer is to be concise without being shallow. As such, the form requires that settings be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Breaking the cycle of incarceration with music from behind prison walls

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

Photo by Brain Asey

The day before inmates Thanh Tran, Eric “Maserati-E” Abercrombie, and Gregg “G” Sayers, created Reality Check — a song that describes the human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Grammy award-winning musician, SQ Music Program

PEN America releases Issue: 21 Mythologies

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

No matter the restriction, the control mechanism or oppression, PEN America is a platform for authentic stories—voices that ring loud and free on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: BROTHERS IN PEN, PEN America

Coding program attracts wide range of media attention

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

The Last Mile Works buzzed with excitement when two filmmakers and a formerly incarcerated graduate returned, accompanied by several co-workers from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CalPIA, Chan, CZI, The Last Mile program

Law enforcement and prisoners come together in Barbershop Dialogue

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

Law enforcement personnel and incarcerated men met in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel on Sept. 21 for a first-of-its-kind forum. The idea came from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aly Tamboura, Barbershop Dialogue, Oakland

In loving memory of fellow Brother Charles “Chuck” Adams

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

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Walking inside San Quentin’s Chapel on August 10, a visitor watched ushers standing and handing out programs that read “In Loving Memory of Brother … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Mia, Religious Programs, San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel

NEWS BRIEFS: November 2018

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

1. USA—The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in early 2016 that sentencing juveniles to life with no chance for parole is unconstitutional. The states with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Alabama, Nebraska, New Mexico’s death row, Pennsylvania, Texas execution, Virginia’s Department of Corrections

State Assemblymember Reginald Bryon Jones-Sawyer visits SQ

November 9, 2018 by Juan Haines

Ear Hustle's Nigel Poor, Assemblyman Reginald Bryon-Jones, Rahsaan Thomas and Antwan Williams

A state lawmaker stood with several inmates on the Lower Yard of San Quentin on Feb. 15, reflecting about a meeting he had with the executives of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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