Attica (ăt′ ĭ-kə) n. An ancient region of east-central Greece around Athens. According to Greek legend, the four Attic tribes were unified into a … [Read more...]
Deadliest Day in San Quentin’s History–August 21, 1971
The deadliest day in San Quentin’s history took place 50 years ago on Aug. 21, 1971. On a single day of violence, three guards and three prisoners … [Read more...]
GOVERNORS USE OF CLEMENCY
Governors can increase the use of their executive authority clemency as a corrective tool in order to reduce mass incarceration in the United States, … [Read more...]
CDCR vaccinates three-quarters of prison population
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) leads the nation in vaccinating its prison population, according to a study done by … [Read more...]
Juez Ordena a Guardias de una Prisión a Usar Cámaras Corporales
Un juez federal en respuesta a alegaciones de abuso contra prisioneros ordeno a los oficiales correccionales de la prisión de California Richard J. … [Read more...]
FRANKLIN HEARINGS – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID LWOP
Youth offenders convicted and given a lengthy prison term by a sentencing court for crimes committed when they were age 26 or under are entitled to … [Read more...]
Four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner inspires San Quentin News: “I think we’re living in a time where truth is up for grabs”
David Barstow, a four-time Pulitzer Prize–winning, investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke to incarcerated journalists at San Quentin, … [Read more...]
Six SQN members make it home
San Quentin News lost six key staff members to parole during the year-long corona-virus pandemic that placed the prison on virtual … [Read more...]
Incarcerated COVID death prompts CDCR lawsuit
One of the first claims for a coronavirus-related death of a resident at San Quentin State Prison was filed by the victim’s family in September, a … [Read more...]
Judge orders CA prison guards to wear cameras
A federal judge responding to prisoner abuse claims has ordered corrections officers at California’s Richard J. Donovan prison in San Diego to wear … [Read more...]
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