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Florida DAs charge fentanyl dealers with murder in cases of overdose

June 24, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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A woman overdosed and died in jail. As a result, another faces first-degree murder charges. On Sept. 7, 2018, 24-year- old Jeniffer Patrick was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Florida, marion county, MDMA, Prison Stories

Nhiều Cơ Hội Cho Cựu Tù Nhân

May 15, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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 … [Read more...]

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An interview with former Death Row prisoner Alfred Sandoval, from Pelican Bay’s Newsletter “The Pelican”

May 15, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH ROW, PROFILE Tagged With: Inmate, Institutions, Pelican Bay, Prison Programs, Prison Stories, The Pelican

Shedding reputation to step into a new role in society

May 15, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

KidCAT Speaks! Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series on the cost of earning a reputation in prison. A person can earn a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Inmate, Institutions, Prison Gangs, Prison Stories, SNY

Solitary: Book depicts one man's journey through hell

May 15, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: federal courts, Health and Wellness, Human Interest, Inmate, Prison Stories, Solitary confinement

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

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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

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