California voters are anxious about crime, putting pressure on left-leaning district attorneys and causing Attorney General Rob Bonta to recalibrate … [Read more...]
Author of 1893 parole law remembered
California’s first parole law crafted by state’s first female attorney Thanks to the 1893 parole law, those serving sentences in California’s two … [Read more...]
Q&A with CALPIA’s new General Manager
Bill Davidson’s purposeful approach prepares prisoners to reenter the workforce Bill Davidson, CALPIA’s new General Manager, sat down with SQNews … [Read more...]
LABOR DAY – Incarcerated workers continue toiling for minuscule wages
ACLU: ‘Captive Labor Exploitation’ of incarcerated workers produces billions of dollars’ worth of goods and services In 1852, Fredrick Douglass, … [Read more...]
DEATHS DOWN
Overdoses plummet under successful drug treatment program A new treatment program has dramatically curbed drug deaths and hospitalizations in … [Read more...]
Salinas Valley warden implements Norway’s Amend Project
Innovative approach hopes to build bridges between prisoners and guards Salinas Valley State Prison has a reputation for violence and the warden … [Read more...]
SQ athletes, fitness buffs find innovative ways to stay in shape
Athletes at San Quentin are finding alternate ways to get physically fit and maintain their health while doing their time in prison. And guys miss the … [Read more...]
Audiencias de libertad condicional por video-conferencia
Las audiencias de libertad condicional en persona son parte del pasado y se quedaron las audiencias vídeo. Las miles de personas encarceladas en … [Read more...]
Restricting medical parole
California is implementing a new policy of only granting medical parole to those so ill they need to be hooked to ventilators in order to breathe, … [Read more...]
Jail, prison transfers facilitate spread of coronavirus
California local jails and prisons continue to have problems controlling the spread of COVID-19 and some observers blame prison and jail transfers. … [Read more...]
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