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Milwaukee Bucks share trophy with prisoners

July 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

The Milwaukee Bucks, two-time NBA Championship winners, shared their Larry O’Brien Championship trophy with the incarcerated residents of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Stories, Public Services, Recently Posted, Sports

SF jail population drops during pandemic

April 20, 2022 by Randy Hansen

The San Francisco County Jail lowered its population by about 38% from January to May 2020, beating the statewide reduction of 29% during the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Public Services

Growing movement calls for greater use of non-police first responders

April 20, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Domestic violence

Calling non-police professionals for some emergencies is a growing trend in America, The Washington Post reports. The movement uses new tactics of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Public Services

California expands resources for newly released

January 27, 2022 by Joshua Strange

California has just launched the nation’s first statewide coordinated effort to bolster the re-entry process, helping to support incarcerated people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Services, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: California, reentry programs, REPAC

El proyecto AB 2054 cambia a trabajadores de salud mental en ‘first responders’

January 14, 2022 by Heriberto Arredondo

firefighter paramedics loading patient into ambulance

Nuevas leyes exigen a los Departamentos de Policía poner más attención cuando intervienen en la comunidad En solo 11 segundos hubo 11 disparos y … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Español, Mental Health, Public Services, Recently Posted, Spanish Tagged With: Mental Health, SQ News Espanol

DHS collaboration assists immigrants seeking citizenship

December 30, 2021 by Carlos Drouaillet

The Department of Homeland Security released a report in July describing how 11 agencies will work together to remove barriers to U.S. citizenship and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Public Services, Recently Posted, Spanish Tagged With: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration

Executives, corporations step up to provide video visits for prisoners

December 30, 2021 by Rickey Goins

Journalism Guild Writer  A new nonprofit corporation is seeking to establish free video conferencing between the incarcerated and their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Public Services, Recently Posted Tagged With: prison video calls

HEALTH: Simplifying Medi-Cal

November 29, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) hosts a monthly reentry health-focused Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) column. This column is a space where we can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Care, Public Services, RESOURCES Tagged With: CDCR Medical, Health Care, medical

Stepping up for children of the incarcerated

November 29, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Anthony Padilla Project Avary Parental incarceration is like a mass pandemic, affecting the lives of one in 14 children in the United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Public Services, Recently Posted, RESOURCES Tagged With: Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children, Project Avary

Former NBA player fights to end solitary confinement

November 13, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has vetoed legislation that would have sharply cut back on solitary confinement but issued an executive order limiting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Profiles, Public Services, Recently Posted Tagged With: Solitary confinement

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