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Oakland Police: Era of federal oversight coming to end

October 7, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

Graffiti on the streets of Oakland, California

By Clark Gerhartsreiter, Contributing Writer  After nearly two decades, federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department (OPD) may come to an … [Read more...]

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Oregon prisoners file class action Covid suit

August 27, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

A federal judge granted class-action status to prisoners suing Oregon state officials over their treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to … [Read more...]

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Criminal fines take toll on poor

July 23, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

Community safety zone sign.

Criminal fines and fees often help fuel city revenues while harming the poor communities of color they serve, according to Reuters. San Francisco … [Read more...]

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Pair found innocent decades later – Tennessee

July 21, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

Couple exonerated by new evidence; one died in custody, declared innocent posthumously A couple convicted in the brutal rape of a young child in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exoneration Digest, Recently Posted Tagged With: exonerated

Juneteenth recognized as historic holiday

July 20, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, one which the state of Texas has been observing for decades, according to the Wall Street Journal. On June 17, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Politics, Recently Posted

Veteran SQNews layout designer paroled, now fighting deportation

May 1, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

Another longtime member of the San Quentin News team, Phoeun You, paroled before the COVID-19 Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60-day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Parole and Release, Profiles, Recently Posted

DRAFT DEC 2021 Pictures

November 30, 2021 by Wayne Boatwright

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

SQ Shakespeare troupe performs skits about trauma and healing

January 23, 2019 by Wayne Boatwright

Parallel Play 3

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: Arts, Featured, Health Care, Human Interest, Prison Programs

Veterans Healing Veterans organizes Shakespeare plays

January 15, 2019 by Wayne Boatwright

VHV Shakespeare 1

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: Arts, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Prison Programs, Recently Posted, Veterans

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