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Public comments can help boost good-time credits

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

New plans to give time reduction credits for nearly every inmate statewide Thanks to a recent ballot measure, California will soon be drafting new … [Read more...]

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Kurt Vonnegut's take on a Shakespeare play

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

2BRO2B The Floating Press

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. cleverly converts Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be” to 2BR02B, his version of the decision “to be or not to be.” Vonnegut’s … [Read more...]

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News Briefs

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

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Alabama — Thomas Arthur, 75, was executed on May 25 by lethal injection. The majority of death sentences are handed down in 2 two percent of the … [Read more...]

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SQ veterans pay tribute on Memorial Day

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, more than two dozen men serving time in San Quentin paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of America’s wars. The men stood in military … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out, Veterans Information Project

High tech training draws huge inauguration crowd

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Titan Gilroy cutting the tape of the Titan Machine Shop at San Quentin

To enrich your life, “clear out the old and bring in the new,” Titan Gilroy said to more than two dozen inmates getting ready for a new vocational … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CalPIA, PIA, Titans of CNC

Hundreds come to celebrate peace, health and prosperity on Good Friday

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Inside San Quentin State Prison last April, hundreds of prisoners heeded the meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jehovah’s Witnesses invited … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Religious Programs

Prop. 57 optimistic mood was short-lived

June 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

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Secretary Scott Kernan of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation listened to suggestions from San Quentin inmates about awarding time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

June 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Their eyes were watching god

Few would connect author Zora Neale Hurston with movie director Spike Lee. But, if you know Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1987), you’re familiar with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews

‘Get on the Bus’ unites children with their incarcerated parents

June 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

June-Ana-Gonzalez-Lane at a women's California correctional facility

Ana González-Lane says she was “pretty scared and freaked out” the first time she came into San Quentin State Prison nine years ago. “It was such a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read

News Briefs

June 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin — County jail staff cut Terrill Thomas’ access to water in his cell for seven consecutive days before he died of dehydration, USA … [Read more...]

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