Parole and Release

Nathan McKinney — free at last

May 1, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

The San Quentin News managing editor, Nathan McKinney, paroled just before the Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60- day lockdown. McKinney … [Read more...]

Veteran SQNews layout designer paroled, now fighting deportation

May 1, 2022 by Wayne Boatwright

Another longtime member of the San Quentin News team, Phoeun You, paroled before the COVID-19 Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60-day … [Read more...]

Guadalupe ‘Silencio’ Leon released after suffering heart attack during BPH hearing

April 18, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Former San Quentin resident Guadalupe Leon suffered a heart attack during a parole board hearing that resulted in him being found suitable for parole … [Read more...]

DAPO’s Parole Reentry Expo puts resources front and center in Oakland

January 25, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

In October, a Parole Reentry Center was opened in Oakland, California, that promises a new approach to parolee services. The California Department of … [Read more...]

Experts question role of victims, survivors in parole hearings

December 30, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

Years after a conviction, prisoners still face the same scrutiny at parole board hearings they did during their jury trial — when facing prosecutors, … [Read more...]

Parole Board implements no changes despite millions in new funding

December 27, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

On Aug. 30, 2021, UnCommon Law filed a petition in California’s First District Court of Appeal in the case In re Darryl Poole. The petition … [Read more...]

Defendants seeking resentencing entitled to court-appointed attorneys

December 27, 2021 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Prisoners who were convicted of murder but didn’t kill anyone have been granted the right to legal representation when they challenge their … [Read more...]

Fletcher freed after 37 years

December 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Patrick Fletcher, 57, appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings a half dozen times before he was found suitable for release this fall. Ten years … [Read more...]

WHITE HOUSE DEVELOPS NEW PARDON PROCESS

August 30, 2021 by Steve Brooks

The Biden administration has signaled to criminal justice reform activists that he may use his clemency powers to release numerous people incarcerated … [Read more...]

California governor pardons formerly incarcerated firefighters

August 30, 2021 by Jad Salem

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned two youth offenders from Laos who became firefighters. Bounchan Keola, 39, and Kao Saelee, 41, were … [Read more...]