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Courts may be better than parole board at determining parolee risk

November 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

When a court orders the release of a lifer on parole, statistics show the parolee does not return to prison. But when the Board of Parole Hearings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, life sentence

Securus Technologies absorbs more competition

November 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

The prison pay phone industry is gradually com- ing under the control of two companies as Securus Technologies recently announced the purchase of one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: JPay, Prison phone system, Securus Technology

PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION (PEC)

October 25, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Prison to Employment Connection (PEC) is one of the most valuable programs at San Quentin for men looking to the future. Twenty-two inmates graduated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Harry “ATL” Smith, Parole and Release, Prison to Employment Connection

Rising operatic star mesmerizes SQ

October 20, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Rising opera singer Sara LeMesh brought her musical talents to San Quentin State Prison, mesmerizing her captive audience with her singing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Bread & Roses, Send Musicians to Prison, SQ Music Program

Motivational speaker Bob Goff comes to SQ

October 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Bob Goff talking about ambitions in the SQ Protestant Chapel

Pepperdine Law School professor Bob Goff told a San Quentin audience that he never tells people he’s a lawyer because he doesn’t want to be viewed as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Cell phones being monitored in jails and free world alike

September 11, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

The government spies on incarcerated citizens who use illegal cellphones in correctional facilities. Those aren’t the only people government officials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: constitutional rights, Criminal Legal News, Fourth Amendment, U.S. Supreme Court

High Desert Prison warden sets the record straight

August 20, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

SQN staffer Marcus Henderson and Warden Marion Spearman

By some accounts, High Desert State Prison is one of California’s most notorious penitentiaries. Warden Marion E. Spearman wants to clear up that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, High Desert State Prison, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Sen. Loni Hancock, The Association of State Correctional Administrators

PUP grads take center stage

August 14, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Craig Johnson receiving an Associates of Arts degree from PUP Academic Director Amy Jamgochian, Ph.D

“Pomp and Circumstance” played and everyone stood to applaud the Prison University Project’s (PUP) class of 2018 as they took center stage in San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Graduation, Judy Lewen, Prison Universitiy Project, PUP, San Quentin

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) aids programs

July 25, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

PUP and Ear Hustle

  The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will provide grant funding to the Prison University Project (PUP) and Ear Hustle, an award-winning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ear Hustle, Prison University Project, PUP, Raidotopia

Governor Gavin Newsom halts the state’s death penalty

July 4, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

California’s Governor Gavin Newson

California Governor Gavin Newsom halts the state’s death penalty with an Executive Order rousing comments and opinions from supporters and opponents, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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