Award winning journalist and former editor-in-chief Marcus Henderson paroles after nearly three decades of incarceration. As San Quentin News … [Read more...]
Medicaid funding available before parole
Three counties in California implemented a new program which will provide Medi-Cal to persons leaving prisons and jails. California became the … [Read more...]
Residents face penalties over circumvented restitution
California prisoners serving life terms face harsh penalties for “circumventing or avoiding” restitution. Since 2022, Board of Parole Hearings … [Read more...]
Exceptional conduct leads to release
Honest, patient, impactful, insightful, transparent, dedicated, empathetic, and accountable are some of the words that residents of San Quentin have … [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...]
Newly paroled residents face challenges and obstacles in reentry
People who leave prison face challenges such as mental stability, drug use, and staying connected to family. Incarceration can have an impact on … [Read more...]
Broken reentry system costs taxpayers billions
Probation and parole, as alternatives to a brutal penal system, fail American communities and cost taxpayers billions. According to the opinion of a … [Read more...]
Bill to allow a person with LWOP an opportunity to parole
North Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow those sentenced to life without parole to earn their way out of prison, … [Read more...]
VIETNAM VET GARY COOPER EARNS RELEASE
BELOVED WEST BLOCK RESIDENT LEAVES LAUGHTER, FRIENDSHIPS IN HIS WAKE San Quentin resident Gary Cooper found freedom at the age of 74. A parole … [Read more...]
SOUTHBOUND: TARE BELTRANCHUC GOES HOME
After three parole grants, Tare Beltranchuc, better known to friends as Cancún, finally signed his release papers in April after 12 commissioners … [Read more...]