A yearlong independent study challenges U.S. lawmakers and state agencies to consider the effectiveness of long-term prison sentences. The … [Read more...]
A PLACE AT THE TABLE
The People in Bluemeet with members ofgovernor's advisory panelfor roundtable discussion On June 9, The People In Blue, a dozen San Quentin … [Read more...]
TOWN HALL HELD TO ADDRESS SQ TRANSFORMATION
ADMINISTRATORS ANDRESIDENTS SHARE VISIONS,ANTICIPATE CHALLENGES Residents of San Quentin packed the prison’s chapel on June 9 to hear what … [Read more...]
SAN QUENTIN ADMINISTRATION SETS NEW EXAMPLE
The pickleball event on May 5 set a historic precedent for San Quentin. Not only did Oak Smith, the acting warden at the time, bring a new sport to … [Read more...]
PELL GRANTS COMING BACK
After a thirty-year absence, July 2023 marks the full return of federal Pell Grants for incarcerated students and a new chapter of hope for a better … [Read more...]
WORKERS EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF MOCK EXECUTION
Performing executions, whether authentic or simulated, causes long-term side effects for workers both in and outside of prisons, according to … [Read more...]
MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION PROGRAM CELEBRATES FIRST ROUND GRADUATES
Yolo County’s new mental health diversion court addresses treatment of mental health issues and alcohol or other drug addictions. The program … [Read more...]
MAKING IT REAL: PROSECUTORS TO VISIT JAILS AND PRISONS
A challenge from a criminal justice reform organization resulted in 66 elected prosecutors agreeing to visit the very correctional facilities their … [Read more...]
CASH BAIL ALTERNATIVE
SCIENCE-BASED ALGORITHM FOCUSESON ISSUES OF FAIRNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY A new procedure for releasing detainees focuses on public safety and fairness … [Read more...]
THREE-STRIKE STRUGGLES
PRISONERS SENTENCED UNDER THREE-DECADE OLD LAW FIGHT TO EARN RELEASE As California’s Three Strikes law approaches its 30- year anniversary, … [Read more...]
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