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Nathan McKinney — free at last

May 1, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

The San Quentin News managing editor, Nathan McKinney, paroled just before the Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60- day lockdown.  McKinney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parole and Release, Profiles, Recently Posted

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

May 1, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

San Quentin News celebrates freedom of the press ina look back on a historic journey of award-winningprison journalism spanning more than eight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted, SQ News

ONE YEAR TO LIFE

April 27, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

CRIMINAL, REVOLUTIONARY, MURDERER, ICON? ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE JACKSON’S DEATH, THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK. Fifty years ago, George … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, WALL CITY

Prisoner uses life experience to teach young men

January 14, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

After decades of incarceration, personal study and self-exploration, Harry Goodall Jr. decided it was time to own up to the part he played in his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Health and Wellness, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Profiles, Recently Posted Tagged With: book review, KidCAT, The Beat Within

Local politics play role in CA resentencing

December 26, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Recent legislation has created new opportunities for prisoners to have their sentences recalled by the court. But there are also new political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, resentencing

Prison Policy Initiative releases 2020-21 study

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) has released its Annual Report, summarizing the advocacy and research it has done in the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Recently Posted

Genesis Project helps parolees obtain California ID

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

British newborn

A program at San Quentin State Prison helps men get their birth certificates before they parole.  There’s a stark reality about parolees who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: Reentry

Report questions disproportionate incarceration of Native Americans

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The criminal justice system harms Native American people in unique ways, according to a recent study by the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: mass incarceration, Native Americans

Fletcher freed after 37 years

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Patrick Fletcher, 57, appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings a half dozen times before he was found suitable for release this fall. Ten years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parole and Release, Recently Posted Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings

UnCommon Law challenges California’s ‘broken’ parole hearing process

November 16, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Statua_Iustitiae

A petition was filed in the California Court of Appeals, by the nonprofit organization UnCommon Law, to correct deficiencies with the Board of Parole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Recently Posted

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