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Teachers Assistant Leaving S.Q.

June 4, 2012 by Tom Bolema

Hazel Koons is a teachers assistant in San Quentin’s Education Department. Her contract expires in August. Ms. Koons has a B.A. from University of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Distance Learning Scaled Back for Summer Semester

May 4, 2012 by Tom Bolema

The college correspondence classes offered at San Quentin will be limited this summer. The shortfall of classes is because Lassen and Palo Verde … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

Prisoner Champions Educating His Peers in Prison Industries

April 3, 2012 by Tom Bolema

Sajad Shakoor occupies a unique job assignment among California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) residents. He is an employee of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

How Connecticut Cut Its Recidivism Rate

February 2, 2012 by Tom Bolema

Mara Duncan teaches at Contra Costa Adult School (CCAS) in the West County Detention Facility (WCDF), a jail located in Richmond, CA, across the bay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

A Voice From Inside Of Women’s Prisons

December 1, 2011 by Tom Bolema

The San Quentin News conducted this interview with Deirdre Wilson, advocate for women prisoners who has a radio show on KPFA the last Friday of each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness

Responsibility In Rehabilitation

November 1, 2011 by Tom Bolema

This interview was conducted with John Kern on the dynamics of correctional education policy in California from his perspective as a career CDCR … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner

Study: Education Curbs Recidivism

October 1, 2011 by Tom Bolema

Few studies are conducted regarding the forces that lower recidivism rates, but one stands out: The Three-State Study, released September 2001. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education

EDUCTION CORNER

July 29, 2011 by Tom Bolema

Death Row student Craigen Armstrong wants kids to hear his voice and avoid his fate. He envies the access general population outreach groups have to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty

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