Có nhiều cơ hội và điều kiện hiện đang mở ra cho cựu tù nhân và những thành viên từng có tiền án theo lời tường thuật của CNBC.com. Theo nhiều thống kê của các trại giam được ước lượng sự thiếu hụt việc làm cho cựu tù nhân lên đến 27%, nhưng hiện tại củng có nhiều công ty lớn và hội điều hành bên quảng lý nguồn nhân lực đang đưa ra những biểu hiện thích thú về việc thuê mướn các cựu tù nhân, theo thống kê và thăm dò của hội quảng lý nguồn nhân lực (S.H.R.M). Đây không phải là một vấn đề của khát vọng, mà là một vấn đề của cấu trúc bao … [Read more...] about Nhiều Cơ Hội Cho Cựu Tù Nhân
An interview with former Death Row prisoner Alfred Sandoval, from Pelican Bay’s Newsletter “The Pelican”
SQ_Lethal_Injection_Room K: Thank you for sitting down with me and for agreeing to do this interview. If I remember correctly, you said you’ve been in prison for about two-thirds of your life? That... is a long time. S: Trust me, it’s been very long. From the boy’s home to death row – I came into the system in ’79. K: Has it been hard? S: No. It’s life. It’s survival. Out there, in the streets, you have to deal with every- thing – bills, jobs, boss, kids. In prison it’s the same. Life. It doesn’t mean it’s easy or hard. It’s just … [Read more...] about An interview with former Death Row prisoner Alfred Sandoval, from Pelican Bay’s Newsletter “The Pelican”
Shedding reputation to step into a new role in society
KidCAT Speaks! Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series on the cost of earning a reputation in prison. Richard Solano A person can earn a bad reputation in prison for any number of reasons: being a snitch, a drop-out (former gang member), a child rapist or a homosexual. Prisoners with those reputations are often ostracized, assaulted, extorted or even murdered. On some cases, it can lead to real-world consequences. From the age of 12 to 18, 41-year-old San Quentin in- mate Richard Solano attend- ed 22 funerals … [Read more...] about Shedding reputation to step into a new role in society
Solitary: Book depicts one man’s journey through hell
Albert Woodfox spent almost 45-years in solitary confinement in Louisiana for a murder he insists he didn’t commit and has written a book detailing the horror of the isolation. He and one other prisoner were accused of murdering an Angola prison guard. Federal courts threw out two murder convictions, but he decided to plead no contest before a third trial. “By pleading nolo contendere I wouldn’t be innocent in the eyes of the law,” Woodfox told the Times-Picayune. “But I knew I was innocent.” The result: he spent 44 years and 10 … [Read more...] about Solitary: Book depicts one man’s journey through hell
SB 1421 gives public access to police misconduct records
The public now has access to police misconduct records, thanks to a new law. This legislation grants access to the public of all investigations in the use of force and officer misconduct. A state appeals court has ruled the law has immediate statewide impact. Presiding Justice Stuart Pollak and Justices Alison Tucher and Tracie Brown upheld a decision by Superior Court Judge Charles Treat. Police groups in several counties asked the California Supreme Court to take up their case, but the court refused. Michael Rains, the … [Read more...] about SB 1421 gives public access to police misconduct records
Popularity for capital punishment is on the decline in the US
The popularity for and sentencing for the death penalty is declining in America, a research paper reports. “The recent history of capital punishment in the U.S. has been marked by declining popularity and usage ... Within the past 15 years, eight states have abandoned the death penalty through legislative repeal or judicial invalidation,” according to theconversation.com website. “Capital punishment has been and continues to be controversial. ... More than 2,700 men and women are under death sentence,” the website … [Read more...] about Popularity for capital punishment is on the decline in the US
Lifer: A play about former SQ resident Glenn Bailey
The cast of Life after the performance Playwright Dr. Ayodele Nzinga was already collect- ing stories of communities impacted by the carceral system when she met Glenn Bailey, in 2014. She had just started work on “Beyond Bars: Growing Home,” a performance that explored how returning citizens processed the trauma of coming home, inspired by interviews with men recently released from San Quentin Prison. Bailey had just come home himself, after serving 52 years inside. His tale is remarkable in its own right. But Nzinga was quick … [Read more...] about Lifer: A play about former SQ resident Glenn Bailey
Celebrating the holiday homecoming of incarcerated women
Nancy Skinner with volunteers and formerly incarcerated women at the event After prison, women face different reentry barriers than men do, primarily be- cause women have much greater responsibilities (as caregivers, parents and relationship supporters to family, intimates and their communities and social net- works) than men do. When women go to prison and jail, the roles they have served become lost to the people who relied on them. Compounding this problem is the reality that women do not receive the same types of support they give … [Read more...] about Celebrating the holiday homecoming of incarcerated women
Robert Polzin loves different sports for more reasons than the game
Robert Polzin on the mound at San Quentin Robert Polzin aka “Big Smooth” is one of the most active persons in sports at San Quentin and he will tell you it’s not simply for the love of the game. “It’s hard for some guys to learn things out of a book. It’s often the real life situations that help us develop real life skills,” said Polzin. Polzin plays baseball for the SQ Oakland Athletics, the SQ Kings, and he even coaches the “Hardtimers” softball team. He said coaching and playing are equally enjoyable and help him further develop … [Read more...] about Robert Polzin loves different sports for more reasons than the game
WALL CITY VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 SPRING 2018 Editor-in-Chief Richard Richardson Senior Editor Juan Haines Staff Writer Charles David Henry Staff Writer Kevin D. Sawyer Columnist Curtis Carroll Columnist David Jassy Art Director Jonathan Chiu Staff Photographer Eddie Herena SQ PIO Lt. S. Robinson Warden’s Office Raphaele Casale CDCR Information Officer II Krissi Khokhobashvili Adviser William Drummond Adviser Sarah Horowitz Adviser … [Read more...] about WALL CITY VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1