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

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: Arts, Music, 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: Criminal Justice, Education, Immigration, Prison Programs 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: CDCR, Health Care, Legal 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: CDCR, Criminal Justice, Legal 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: Criminal Justice, Vietnamese

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: Criminal Justice, Parole and Release Tagged With: Prison Economy

50 men graduate from California Re-entry Institute

November 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

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

AROUND THE WORLD NOVEMBER 2018

November 15, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

  “Some 70 million Americans have a criminal record – a number equal to Americans with a college degree,” according to the Brennan Center for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SQ News Tagged With: WORLD TRAVELS

Facial recognition technology poses privacy issues

November 15, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

New facial recognition technology may be used to target returning citizens. “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” warns the Brookings Institute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Politics Tagged With: Brookings Institute, facial recognition

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