Amid tennis matches, basketball games, and inmates otherwise enjoying a warm Saturday afternoon, the Amala Foundation held its second annual Peace … [Read more...]
Banquet Held by Alliance Group
Community volunteers and prisoner graduates were honored at a recent banquet marking the second year of a San Quentin program designed to change how … [Read more...]
Fourth Annual Avon Breast Cancer Walk
More than 300 inmates and approximately 60 community members walked the San Quentin Lower Yard in support of cancer research. Inmates walking in the … [Read more...]
Hitland Concert Rocks The Yard
About 1,000 San Quentin prisoners munched on hot dogs, sipped fruit drink and soaked up rap and rock music on the Lower Yard for the 10th year, thanks … [Read more...]
Prison Realignment Creates Challenges for Counties
California’s prisoner realignment plan is generating problems in many counties that will affect each of the 58 counties, says a new study by the … [Read more...]
July 2012 News Briefs
1. SACRAMENTO—The state Senate approved AB2127, which allow county jail offenders to receive credits toward a work release program if they are … [Read more...]
Government Analyst Critical of Prison Plan
The independent Legislative Analyst Office says California could meet its court-ordered inmate population cap and save more than a billion dollars … [Read more...]
‘Free to Succeed’ Works to Expand Prisoner Literacy
Improving the reading skills of incarcerated people opens up a world of opportunities for them and their families, says a community organizer of a … [Read more...]
Study Shows Fear of Arrest, Jail Are Top Crime Deterrents
A new report says the best way to keep crime down is by increasing the certainty of arrest and incarceration, rather than the severity of the … [Read more...]
Rastafarians Start New Group in Chapel
A new group of African-based religion followers has announced plans for regular worship in San Quentin. The group, called Universal Rastafari, has … [Read more...]
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