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SQ mental health therapists use recreational games for treatment

June 22, 2024 by William Harris

The San Quentin Mental Health Department offers recreation therapy, an important aspect of rehabilitation for the incarcerated. The Enhanced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MENTAL HEALTH, Recently Posted

RESIDENTS OF H-UNIT FIND HEALING IN PLANTS 

August 12, 2023 by William Harris

A San Quentin garden program uses the power of planting and growing to help students apply what they learn to their rehabilitation.  The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PRISON PROGRAMS, Recently Posted, San Quentin State Prison

Involuntary servitude heads to NV voters in ʼ24 

May 30, 2023 by William Harris

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Referendum could abolish prison slavery in the state if passed  Nevada will join a growing tide of states seeking to rid their constitutions of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, MONEY MATTERS, POLITICS, Recently Posted

Mental health treatment goes modern with virtual reality headsets 

April 28, 2023 by William Harris

A new virtual reality therapy program is being provided to some residents at San Quentin State Prison to get a meditation experience unlike any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Recently Posted Tagged With: Human Interest, Mental Stimulation

Inside Circle Foundation fights violence — at its source

November 8, 2022 by William Harris

Program brings healing to prisoners and formerly incarcerated, works toward reducing recidivism Inside Circle Foundation is a successful … [Read more...]

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New proposed legislation to keep separation of DAs and cops

March 31, 2021 by William Harris

Rob Bonta to introduce a proposal to address political influence attached to campaign contributions from law enforcement agencies. Legislation is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL Tagged With: Politics

Implicit bias is said to infect justice system

January 31, 2021 by William Harris

There are subtle racial prejudices within the procedural fabric of the criminal justice system, reported Evan Robinson in a Hamilton College news … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: legal, racial bias, racial disparities

Domestic violence worsens in a pandemic

November 30, 2020 by William Harris

He was a weak man. The sort who needed to crush a woman in order to feel powerful. -John Mark Green

Domestic violence victims are experiencing perilous times. Sheltering in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has intensified the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: COVID-19, domestic violence, Health and Wellness

Inert gas asphyxiation the new method of execution

December 28, 2018 by William Harris

Alabama lawmakers in March voted to authorize a method of execution that has never been used before—inert gas asphyxiation. Lawmakers say this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alabama, Death Row, Oklahoma

Immigrant requests for asylum face four year backlog

November 15, 2018 by William Harris

President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement program is failing due to a four-year asylum hearing backlog, an opinion article in The Hill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Immigration, U.S. immigration, undocumented, undocumented immigrants

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