More than 200 people from across America met inside San Quentin State Prison for a (Restoring Our Original True Selves) ROOTS symposium exploring the … [Read more...]
Plan to Remove Prison Healthcare System From Receivership Outlined by Judge Henderson
A federal judge outlined a plan for California to regain control over its prison health care system after nearly a decade of federal oversight. U.S. … [Read more...]
Exonerated After 39 Years in Prison
DNA evidence exonerated Michael Hanline after he served 34 yearas for a crime he did not commit. Hanline, 69, was the longest-serving wrongfully … [Read more...]
Paroled From San Quentin After 28 Years Behind Bars
After spending 28 years in prison for a crime he insists he did not commit, Roeling Adams was released on parole from San Quentin State Prison. The … [Read more...]
Study Urges Prisons to Improve Visitations to Cut Recidivism
Prisons should take steps to improve inmate visitation, which significantly reduces recidivism, a university study concludes. “Revising visitation … [Read more...]
California Improves Discipline Policies for the Mentally Ill
California has changed policies to improve treatment for mentally ill inmates, officials have announced. The action is in response to a federal court … [Read more...]
Department of Justice Probes Florida Prison Deaths in 2014
After a series of inmate deaths, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Florida prison system. With 320 inmate deaths for 2014 as of Dec. … [Read more...]
Immigration Attorney Offers Answers to Deportation Policies
Immigration attorney Marc Van Der Hout came to San Quentin to talk about immigration policy. For once he wasn’t venturing into prison on behalf of a … [Read more...]
L.A. Mental Health Strategy Looks to Lower Jail Population
The national movement toward alternatives to jail programs for people with mental illness was implemented late last year in Los Angeles County. The … [Read more...]
New Law Would Restore Voting Rights to Ex-Felons
Congress is considering legislation to restore federal voting rights to former prisoners. “The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of … [Read more...]
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