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...]
California’s prison population shrinks while the Corrections budget continues to balloon
$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...]
RISING FROM THE ASHES
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...]
San Quentin News wins FIVE AWARDS
The California News Publishers Association recognized San Quentin News writers with five awards for articles published in 2020. Senior … [Read more...]
IRS Stimulus checks for incarcerated are delayed
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...]
California $200 Gate Money Insufficient
California gives newly released prisoners $200 to help them make a new life, clearly nowhere enough for a realistic new life. The $200 is the same as … [Read more...]
SQ residents celebrate as Juneteenth becomes America’s newest national holiday
San Quentin residents joined Americans everywhere observing the new national holiday, Juneteenth, celebrating the formal end of slavery. “I think … [Read more...]
Changing the culture at Riker’s Island
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections Vincent Shiraldi flew to California for one day with one specific goal—to step inside San … [Read more...]
Program Profile: Yoga Returns to San Quentin
When programs reopened after the COVID-19 lock-down, Yoga instructor James Fox was one of the first volunteers to return to San Quentin State … [Read more...]
IT’S SHOWTIME! WITH AARON TAYLOR
Being prepared boosted Aaron “Showtime” Taylor from being a sports announcer inside San Quentin to doing the public address announcing at a game for … [Read more...]
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