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Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza (the flu)

August 20, 2020 by Wayne Boatwright

The flu, a different coronavirus, will be back this winter, as usual, starting in November and getting worse December and January. As the early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, Flu, Health and Wellness, Pandemic

SQ Shakespeare troupe performs skits about trauma and healing

January 23, 2019 by Wayne Boatwright

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Nine original skits put modern personal trauma and healing on full display this past October.  The audience discovers how Shakespeare’s Comedy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Human Interest

Veterans Healing Veterans organizes Shakespeare plays

January 15, 2019 by Wayne Boatwright

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A group of San Quentin veterans joined with Shakespearean actors on Nov. 29 to portray the experience of service and sacrifice. A banner greeted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Native Hawaiian Religious Group holds annual feast

December 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

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San Quentin was treated to a Hawaiian celebration of food, laughs and music. About 75 prisoners and two dozen Bay Area community members enjoyed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Asian Prisoner’s Support Community, Hawaii

Illinois shut down prison debate team after successful public event

December 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

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After a successful public debate on reforming, the Illinois parole system, prison officials shut down the Stateville Debate Team in April. The goal of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ethics, Illinois

Mental health bomb-shell report on care inside state prisons

December 25, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

The chief psychiatrist of California’s prison system is accusing state officials of misleading both a federal court and lawyers for prison inmates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, CDCR Budget, Mental Health

New CA laws may erase pot convictions

December 25, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

If other counties follow San Francisco’s lead, district attorneys’ offices across the state can erase pot convictions under California’s new legal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascόn

Thiết Bị Giám Sát Đang Bành Trướng

December 2, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Trên toàn quốc, có đến gấp hai lần số vòng đeo chân dùng để giám sát tội phạm đang được sử dụng hiện nay so với 10 năm về trước. Hầu như tất cả các … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Growth in electronic monitoring doubles

December 2, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

The use of electronic monitoring (EM) devices in the United States has more than doubled in the past decade, with more than 125,000 wearing such … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Parole and Release, Prison Economy

50 men graduate from California Re-entry Institute

November 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Photo by Alvin Timbol

The idea behind the California Re-entry Institute (CRI) is to begin the re-integration process in prison and continue support services once … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: California Re-entry Program, California Reentry Institute, Collette Carroll, Parole and Release, Reentry, Rehabilitation Corner

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