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CDCR announces new grievance process

May 2, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced new “Grievance” forms and procedures to replaced the former Appeals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Institutions, Most Read, Recently Posted

CDC examines racial disparities in gun-related murders

April 20, 2022 by Edwin Chavez

Young Black men are 20 times more likely to by killed by guns than Whites, a federal report says.  Black males age 15–34 made up 2% of the United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Mental Health, Most Read, Recently Posted, Youth Offender

Prisoners feel pinch of skyrocketing prices

April 18, 2022 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

San Quentin residents are encountering higher prices at the canteen window. For example, the cost of a quart of ice cream is now $4.45 for a ten-ounce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured, Money, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: money, San Quentin State Prison

GTL tablets begin a slow rollout

January 16, 2022 by Steve Brooks

California prisoners are receiving free Global Tel Link (GTL) Connect Network tablets designed to help them communicate with the outside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: Education, GTL, tablets

Resentencing barriers eased by new legislation

January 14, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

Statua_Iustitiae

New year brings new changes to make PC 1170 process more effective By Elizabeth Fraser and Danielle Harris,The Freedom Project at theSan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, legal representation, resentencing

CA increases canteen spending limits

October 30, 2021 by A.J. Hardy

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

A September memo from the CDCR Accounting Services Branch (ASB) has authorized a roughly 10-percent increase to the spending limit for each privilege … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Most Read, RESOURCES Tagged With: cdcr

California’s prison population shrinks while the Corrections budget continues to balloon

October 30, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

  $102,000 annually for California is spending more than each person held in the state’s prisons, according to news reports. This cost is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Money, Most Read

RISING FROM THE ASHES

September 22, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Football legend, Pro Bowler, two-time Super Bowl Champ, star cornerback, and member of the hard-hitting defensive backs called the “Legion of Boom” is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Profiles, Sports Tagged With: Basketball Skills Challenge, Football, sports at SQ

San Quentin News wins FIVE AWARDS

August 31, 2021 by David Ditto

The California News Publishers Association recognized San Quentin News writers with five awards for articles published in 2020.  Senior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, SQ News

IRS Stimulus checks for incarcerated are delayed

August 31, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

American money- cash

Stimulus checks from the IRS for incarcerated men and women across the country are experiencing delays, according to The Intercept. In addition, some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Money, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19

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