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Ex-felon joins judicial commission

December 12, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Wrongfully convicted Hakim Crampton recalls his generation was told while growing up that “We were going to be dead or in prison. And we believed it,” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Parole and Release, Recently Posted Tagged With: judicial commission, Wrongfully convicted

California legislators want to streamline re-entry

December 11, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

New "one-stop" program would acknowledge many hurdles for returning citizens Congresswoman Karen Bass is spearheading legislation to create a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Parole and Release, Recently Posted Tagged With: Congresswoman Karen Bass, re-entry

A profile of success: Antwan "Banks" Williams

December 11, 2019 by Kevin Sawyer

Ear Hustle cofounder has lasting impact on his community - both inside and out of prison Antwan “Banks” Williams, 31, one of the co-founders of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inmate, Parole and Release, Profiles, Recently Posted Tagged With: Antwan “Banks” Williams, Ear Hustle cofounder

Formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs successful in business

November 18, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Department of health and human services building

Entrepreneurship does not define where you have been, but where you are going. Formerly incarcerated Teresa Hodge, Marcus Bullock, and David Figueroa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parole and Release, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: Formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs

TRUST facilitators go home but find new blood to lead

November 14, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

Great companies and organizations are the ones that can stand the test of time and San Quentin’s T.R.U.S.T rehabilitative group is one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parole and Release, Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: marcus henderson, TRUST

Governor Gavin Newsom reversed 46 parole grants

October 23, 2019 by Noel Scott

California’s Governor Gavin Newson

It’s still too early to tell if Governor Gavin Newsom marches to his own drum— or if his tenure coincides with Governor Brown’s agendas, reported … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Parole and Release, Recently Posted Tagged With: Governor Newsom, L.A. Times, Parole Reversed

San Quentin News staff member David Lê paroles after 13 years

October 23, 2019 by Kevin Sawyer

In prison, David B. Lê, 35, is known to many as “the professor.” After serving close to 13 years of a 40-years-to-life sentence, he paroled from San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Inmate, Parole and Release, Recently Posted Tagged With: David le, paroled

Construction training offers increased job opportunities

October 23, 2019 by Michael Johnson

A vocational program is changing lives and instilling hope for a positive future for San Quentin prisoners. The construction skills … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parole and Release, Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: carpenters union, CTE, laborers union, michael johnson, PIA

New York considers elderly parole law inmates 55 and over may see relief

August 14, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

New York Presbyterian Cornell

There is new legislation being introduced in Albany, NY, that would allow inmates that are 55 years of age to be eligible for parole after serving 15 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Parole and Release Tagged With: Elderly parole, New York

New York parolees renovated transition house

July 15, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

Ex prisoner working on renovation

Parolees leaving New York’s prisons were having trouble finding housing, so they took matters into their own hands, with help from the New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parole and Release Tagged With: Hudson Link, New York parolees

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