San Quentin News would like to honor and recognize these individuals for their work and contributions to social and criminal justice reform. There is … [Read more...]
Sistas’ With Voices rally calls to new head of CDCR
Voices of concern, love and a call to action were raised by families, friends and prison reform advocacy groups to welcome a new change in CDCR … [Read more...]
Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from Birmingham jail
My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities … [Read more...]
CDCR plans to close DVI in 2021
DVI, Tracy, California The closure of two of the 35 state prisons has been announced by the California Department of Corrections and … [Read more...]
Cutting SQ population in half is a risky job
San Quentin’s H-Unit Dormitory living San Quentin is on the verge of a monumental change after a state appellate court ordered the prison to slice … [Read more...]
PIA shifted its focus to COVID-19 care
An emergency medical team and housing facility provided critical care for San Quentin’s sickest patients suffering from California’s deadliest prison … [Read more...]
SB 118 revises compassionate release
Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a bill increasing the chance for elderly and ill prisoners to obtain a compassionate release. The measure, SB 118, … [Read more...]
Kathleen Allison the new Secretary of CDCR
CDCR Press Release CDCR Secretary Kathleen Allison Kathleen Allison was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as Secretary for the California … [Read more...]
Gov. Newsom signs prison reform bills into law
Gov. Newsom at San Quentin with Richard Richardson and Officer E. Sanford California prison reform got a boost as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed … [Read more...]
Proposition 17 frees the vote of the formerly incarcerated
More than 40,000 parolees will head to the ballot box in the future. California voters approve the Free the Vote Act this November. The right to … [Read more...]
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