How do we measure the value of a program designed to help inmates? Which programs are effective and produce results that can be quantified? Which … [Read more...]
U.S. Prison Reform Commission Proposed
Everyone is either directly or indirectly affected by crime, increasing rates of recidivism, costs of incarceration, and having those who have the … [Read more...]
Lifers Benefit From Decision
The attorneys for Uncommon Law have won a significant victory concerning the procedures in the recently voted in Marsy’s Law. A deal was agreed upon … [Read more...]
Obama’s Green Czar Seeks The Help of S.Q. Inmates
“The President and the country need your help.” This was the message from Van Jones to an audience of more than 150 inmates in the San Quentin … [Read more...]
Their Exodus – Three Lifers are on their way to start new lives outside
The exodus of Lifers from San Quentin to freedom is no longer a rare occurrence. Yet, the parole of a Lifer is still worthy of celebration as it … [Read more...]
Hep-C Protocol Hits Snag
Hepatitis C is flooding California prisons, threatening to overwhelm the state’s inmate medical system. The serious medical disease is increasing by … [Read more...]
No More Tears
Interview: Denise Banister, No More Tears San Quentin News: What is No More Tears, and what role do you play in it? Denise Banister: NMT is a violence … [Read more...]
Common Sense On Parole
One of the biggest problems with Proposition 9 is that it wastes a lot of taxpayers’ money. The criminal justice system is already overwhelmed with … [Read more...]
When the School of Hard Knocks Produces Fruit
Seeing the pride on the faces of the men of San Quentin could not compare with the pride held by family members that where in attendance for the 2008 … [Read more...]
Shared Experience
It has been said on many occasions, “If these walls could talk, what stories would flow from them.” Well, San Quentin now finds itself in a unique … [Read more...]