The Alive Inside organization sponsored a Grief and Gratitude Writing Workshop in San Quentin’s Chapel D. Alive Inside holds alternating monthly … [Read more...]
Monthly drum sessions provide connection, community, rhythm
San Quentin’s Chapel C hosts a monthly Drum Circle session in an effort to energize the incarcerated people. The energy produced by the drumming … [Read more...]
Violin program provides space for authenticity and non-judgment
An incarcerated-led music program conducts weekly lessons teaching residents basic and technical violin skills. The entry-level class takes place … [Read more...]
Prison Yoga Project promotes awareness of body and mind
The Prison Yoga Project, a self-help program at San Quentin, offers physicaland character-changing reforms. James Fox, founder of the program, has … [Read more...]
‘Tough on crime’ is making a comeback, weakening criminal justice reforms
Lawmakers across the United States are retreating on criminal justice reforms, moving back toward a “tough on crime,” according to an article in USA … [Read more...]
Youth offender sentenced to 162 years now works for Senate’s Public Safety Committee
A youth offender gained his freedom through hard work, perseverance, and employment in the California’s State Capitol. As a child with an … [Read more...]
Proposition 47 faces political pushback after ten years of enactment
Legislation approved by California voters to reduce jail time for low-level crimes, faces of political roll back. Proposition 47 was passes … [Read more...]
Illinois first state to combat racial bias by removing cash bail
What factor should determine whether a defendant has to stay in jail? The defendant’s economic capacity to post bail or the threat the defendant poses … [Read more...]
Law enforcement students use virtual reality as training tool
Students preparing for a law enforcement career in Watertown, New York, have a new classroom educational tool — virtual reality. In addition … [Read more...]
Echoes of slavery in Louisiana, class action lawsuit filed
Incarcerated forced to work on former slave plantation A class-action lawsuit seeks to end the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s use of forced … [Read more...]