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Tales from the cemetery: The rancher and the mobster

December 10, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Don ChaddockEditor, Inside CDCR NewsletterReprinted by permission The San Quentin cemetery overlooks the prison. At left is rancher JQ Ackerman, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Stories

Collaboration offers incarcerated women free subscriptions to Ms. magazine

December 6, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

actress Gloria Steinem

By Clark GerhartsreiterContributing Writer Feminist icon Gloria Steinem says women and girls are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Mental Stimulation

Many prisoners living in educational wasteland

November 13, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

white table with black chairs

‘Nothing academic is offered here’ By Charlotte West Reprinted by permission. When I started covering prison education last year, I sent out a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Recently Posted

MT. TAM WELCOMES NEW STAFF

November 12, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Amy Shea, Mt. Tam College I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary with Mount Tamalpais College (MTC), as the Writing Program Director. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, PROFILE, Recently Posted

AB 990: Restoring the Right to Visit – PART 2

November 10, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

On behalf of your new and improved son and brother. Happy Valentine’s Day! Thank you for all your love and support

By Ivana Gonzales, LSPC Contributing Writer The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation saved millions of dollars in visiting … [Read more...]

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NEW YORK: Dept. of Corrections bans care packages from home

November 10, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

brown cardboard boxes on white floor

By Clark Gerhartsreiter Contributing Writer One of the last states to allow the public to send care packages directly to incarcerated persons — or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Russia recruits prisoners to man frontlines in war against Ukraine

November 9, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

soldiers standing aligned together

By Clark Gerhartsreiter Contributing Writer For Russian incarcerated persons who thought that uni-formed visitors at their penal colony in St. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: around the world

Report: Prisoners more likely to suffer chronic illness, go untreated

November 9, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

Prison Policy Initiative Reprinted by permissionA new report from the Prison Policy Initiative offers the most recent national data on incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Obtaining gender-affirming healthcare in the community

November 9, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

HEALTH & WELLNESSTransitions Clinic Network is a network of community health clinics that serve returning community members. TCN clinic programs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Pay no attention to the Twits

October 12, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

cars parked on the side of the road during daytime

L. Smothers, Contributor Inmate twitter is a form of gossip that is spread throughout the prison by individuals who don’t have a clue as to what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Stories

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