Lifers found suitable for parole now must overcome another hurdle for release. If they had their parole board dates advanced based on Proposition 57 … [Read more...]
‘Uncuffed’ pioneer Greg Eskridge goes home
Award-winning podcaster starts career with KALW radio Two life sentences that had him face 58 years behind bars did not deter longtime San … [Read more...]
I Became My Own Version of My Father. It Cost Me My Freedom.
Editor’s Note: This story was published in partnership with San Quentin News and was written during a writing seminar for incarcerated veterans in … [Read more...]
CDCR expands fire camp to youth offenders
For almost eighty years, California has relied on incarcerated fire fighters, but declining numbers of incarcerated persons has reduced fire camps to … [Read more...]
SF DA discusses domestic violence in SQ forum
Brooke Jenkins and her San Francisco District Attorney’s office sat with dozens of San Quentin residents in the Media Center for candid and … [Read more...]
SQNews wins First Place Award Prison Publication of the Year
San Quentin News won first place for Prison Publication of the Year in the 2023 Stillwater Awards. The Prison Journalism Project co-sponsored the … [Read more...]
Incarcerated pay increases lead to job cuts and financial losses
Across the state of California, a long-awaited pay increase for incarcerated workers took effect April 16. Although first seen as a step in the right … [Read more...]
FILM FOLLOWS REHABILITATIVE EFFORTS OF FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
Mohammed Bin Nahif Rehabilitation Counseling and Care Center is “the world’s first rehabilitation center for terrorists,” according to the … [Read more...]
LITTLE SCANDINAVIA: Norwegian prison model takes shape at Pennsylvania facility
Prison officials in Pennsylvania are putting Norway’s progressive prison model to the test in an experimental housing unit nicknamed “Little … [Read more...]
CALIFORNIA – New laws to take effect Jan. 1
Eight bills signed intolaw; governor vetoes gatemoney, prisoner pay hike Following is an excerpt from Initiate Justice’s Policy Corner - Reprinted … [Read more...]
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