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Freed by childhood friend

May 2, 2022 by Jad Salem

MARYLAND  “You’re going home today,” the judge told Sura Sohna, culminating a lengthy crusade by the prisoner’s childhood buddy.  The … [Read more...]

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NEWS BRIEFS April 2022

May 2, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

New York — ( AP) The author of “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971” has sued New York’s prison authorities for banning the book in … [Read more...]

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Move to stop state’s use of holocaust gas in executions

May 2, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

ARIZONA  On February 15, Arizona’s Jewish leaders filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections in an effort to stop the use of the … [Read more...]

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Report finds 1,600 prisoners punished, isolated on faulty drug evidence 

May 2, 2022 by Randy Hansen

New York Presbyterian Cornell

NEW YORK Faulty drug tests caused more than 1,600 New York prisoners to be locked in solitary confinement, denied family visits, and delayed parole … [Read more...]

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San Quentin News Legacies

May 2, 2022 by Marcus Henderson

Remembering two powerhouse San Quentin News editors  ARNULFO T. GARCIA  1951 - 2017  By Marcus HendersonEditor in Chief The passing of … [Read more...]

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Prisons adopt high tech monitoring

May 1, 2022 by Pheng Ly

Prisoners’ rights groups are concerned about the use of new surveillance technology in U.S. prisons and jails, and they are sounding the alarm about … [Read more...]

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Mount Tamalpais College accreditation confirmed

May 1, 2022 by Steve Brooks

 For the first time in history, an independent, fully-accredited college exists inside a prison.  Mount Tamalpais College (Mt. Tam), … [Read more...]

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New ‘restorative’ pilot program creates opportunities for returning citizens

May 1, 2022 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Ex prisoner working on renovation

California invested $28.5 million in rehabilitation programs established by the formerly incarcerated, in a move to lower the state prison’s … [Read more...]

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San Quentin veterans find healing in Shakespeare

May 1, 2022 by Charles Crowe

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The Shakespeare for Social Justice Program and Veterans Healing Veterans — from the Inside Out — presented “The Field” on Dec. 16 in the ARC … [Read more...]

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Shakespeare groups provide opportunities for creative expression 

May 1, 2022 by Joshua Strange

The San Quentin Shakespeare Group performed scenes from Othello and original theater pieces in front of an audience of over 60 supporters and … [Read more...]

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