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SB 1421 gives public access to police misconduct records

May 13, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: police misconduct, public access, SB 1421

Popularity for capital punishment is on the decline in the US

May 1, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

California in United States

The popularity for and sentencing for the death penalty is declining in America, a research paper reports. “The recent history of capital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Death Row, prison reform

Students have great impact on UC Davis after prison

May 1, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

University students, who are formerly incarcerated, are changing life and perceptions on their campus by taking over a college classroom to challenge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Education, Reentry, Rehabilitation Corner, UCDavis

Lifer: A play about former SQ resident Glenn Bailey

May 1, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Oakland, performance, play, prison program

Celebrating the holiday homecoming of incarcerated women

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

and the long lines of women who were always there to vis- it men who were incarcerated and show them love and sup- port, but when I was impris- oned for almost two decades, the few visits I received came from women family, friends and outside organizational supporters. The reality is that most currently and formerly incarcerated women do not experience an equal level of commitment, support and consideration as our male counterparts.” Most current penal polices neither respect nor promote the continuance of family and interpersonal bonds while women are incarcerated. As a result, women experience a lot more shame, blame and loss of prior identities due to the numerous roles they once played in the lives of those around them being disrupted by incarceration. All of these combined fac- tors create greater hurdles to reintegration and the reestab- lishment of a woman’s place in the community when she returns home. Most often, women cannot easily re- sume their previous roles and struggle to receive adequate enough support to create new identities in the community as returning citizens. A study by the U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Services on women returning home from prison noted that women need to be supported with relational models in reintegration that are sensitive to their racial, ethnic and cultural back- Photo courtesy of LSPC A guest enjoying the event Women having a discussion at the event about the trials of reentry Photo courtesy of LSPC grounds. They also need programs that promote their self-worth and provide role models and mentors to help them navigate their reinte- gration and reentry. Organizations like LSPC, which was founded in 1978 to support the continued re- lationships of incarcerated parents and children, and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), founded in 1995 to address institutional abuse and sys- temic conditions women face while incarcerated, are work- ing to develop programs and models for reentry services that reflect the unique needs and challenges of returning women. According to Policy Manager and Event Coordinator Sabina Crocette, “LSPC developed the idea of celebrating and welcoming women home from jail, prison, detention and other forms of incarceration for the holidays each year as a means of acknowledging their importance and value as returning citizens and members of the community, who need to be respected and embraced throughout their journeys back home.” “A Woman’s Journey Home: Challenges for Fe- male Offenders and Their Children” (2001). U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Services. The report can be found at: https://aspe.hhs. gov/basic-report/womans- journey-home-challenges- female-offenders-and-their- children.

After prison, women face different reentry barriers than men do, primarily be- cause women have much greater responsibilities (as caregivers, parents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Holidays, women

Robert Polzin loves different sports for more reasons than the game

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, Profiles

WALL CITY VOLUME 1: Front Cover

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 SPRING 2018 Editor-in-Chief Richard Richardson  Senior Editor Juan Haines  Staff Writer Charles David … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY

Santa Clara jails to improve conditions after lawsuit

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Santa Clara County has agreed to improve jail conditions for disabled prisoners. The action came in response to a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Disabilities, Disabled, Institutions, Santa Clara

WALL CITY VOLUME 1: A path of transformation

April 28, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Darrell “Moe” Washington and Daniel Plunkett doing yoga poses in the SQ Education building

A path of transformation-Cheap and simple, yoga helps inmates manage the stresses of prison life Behind San Quentin’s baseball field, in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY

WALL CITY VOLUME 1: Proposition 57 and California’s road to declaration

April 5, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Ballot measure’s implementation speeds path to parole for many. New CDCR regulations that implement Proposition 57 shift the focus of incarceration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY

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