The failures of education continue to be a contributing factor to mass incarceration, with solutions still being sought. “If we don’t focus … [Read more...]
Public defender role outsourced
24 California counties have no Office of the Public Defender Everyone has a right to the effective assistance of counsel. If a person cannot … [Read more...]
College offers liberal arts degree for incarcerated
Traditionally and historically, incarcerated persons pursued training for vocations in the trades, and more recently in technology fields like coding, … [Read more...]
Clarifying Cinco de Mayo
Against the odds, San Quentin residents celebrated the 164th anniversary of the Battle of Puebla on May 5. Hundreds came together to build community … [Read more...]
Seven-to-forever sentencing, part 1
Elderly Lifers A succession of state actions produced elderly Lifers who are tethered to a law that changed 49 years ago. How and why many of these … [Read more...]
Treating dyslexia in prison
How one San Quentin teacher helps residents combat the learning disability There is a strong link between illiteracy, learning disabilities, and … [Read more...]
Relations between San Quentin officers and residents improve
By Jerry Maleek Gearin, Journalism Guild Chair In the heart of criminal justice reform, California lawmakers have passed legislation in an effort … [Read more...]
Going home after a millennium sentence
By Kevin D. Sawyer Kevin R. Schrubb, 64, arrived in prison with a sentence of 1,010 years and 19 life terms. He was addicted to drugs and robbed … [Read more...]
California Supreme Court makes modification to three-strike law
Two strikes based on the same set of facts? “Not anymore” says California’s Supreme Court as they clarify the language of the 31-year-old Three … [Read more...]
Lawsuit filed over inhumane conditions at California City Detention Center
Detainees held at California City Detention Facility, in the Mojave Desert, filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the … [Read more...]
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