“I never thought I’d be trying to get into prison,” said Titan Gilroy, speaking to an audience of inmates at San Quentin State Prison on Nov. 19, … [Read more...]
Brothers’ Keepers Graduates Fourteen Peer Counselors
Robert Dunbar’s suicide in 2005 affected the entire San Quentin State Prison community. Patrick Mims, a close friend of Dunbar, said he had no idea or … [Read more...]
Makes Me Wanna Holla: A Young Black Man in America by Nathan McCall
It was the experience of reviewing Makes Me Wanna Holla: A Young Black Man in America, by Nathan McCall for a 2012 college class that made me want to … [Read more...]
Warriors Lose Final Game of Winning Season
It was a welcomed distraction for referee Isaiah Caldwell to be hassled by coaches and players in the season-ending game between the Green Team and … [Read more...]
White House Award for SQ News Adviser
In honor of his years of volunteer work at California’s oldest prison, University of California Berkeley Journalism Professor William J. Drummond was … [Read more...]
Condemned Inmates Face New Execution Drug
The public will have a chance to be heard on California’s plan for a one-drug execution procedure at a public hearing in Sacramento, scheduled for … [Read more...]
3-Strikes Reform Measure Moves Forward
The November 2016 ballot could have a measure allowing California voters to reform, once again, the 1994 Three Strikes Law. Twice before, in 2012 and … [Read more...]
Report: Jail is Gateway To Rising Problems and Criminal Justice System
Winding up in jail, even for a minor infraction, increases the chance of getting sentenced to incarceration, loss of income, getting out and … [Read more...]
Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time by James Kilgore
James Kilgore’s instructional breakdown about mass incarceration in America preaches to the choir. That being said, doesn’t every choir need a strong … [Read more...]
Prominent Americans Tackle Country’s Mass Incarceration Problem
Almost two dozen prominent Americans collaborated recently with essays suggesting solutions to the country’s problem of mass incarceration. “We need … [Read more...]
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