A 1963 Supreme Court ruling (Brady V. Maryland) requires prosecuting attorneys to turn over all exculpatory evidence to defense attorneys, including … [Read more...]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, January 2022
Danilo Gonzalez BE2485 CCI-Tehachapi/D1-60U PO Box 608 Tehachapi, CA 93581 Dear San Quentin News, Greetings. My name is D. Gonzalez. I’m … [Read more...]
Grass-roots domestic abuse program holds workshop on Lower Yard
The widespread, epidemic problem of domestic abuse throughout the country was the recent focus of a group of San Quentin prisoners. Sixty men … [Read more...]
NY governor aims to improve prison education
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has signed new legislation that will establish a commission to study and develop a plan for improving prison education … [Read more...]
Private SoCal prison remains open despite ban
A for-profit GEO Group private prison is attempting to keep its federal lockup operating despite President Joe Biden’s executive order to shut … [Read more...]
Boudin’s connection to ‘incarceration crisis’
San Francisco’s top prosecutor, Chesa Boudin, raised some eyebrows when he said that the vast majority of American households have had a family member … [Read more...]
Peer Literacy Mentor Program unveils ‘word wall’ training program
“Word walls” are helping San Quentin residents English, history and math. The Peer Literacy Mentor Program (PLMP) is viewed as both an … [Read more...]
$400M in pandemic funds diverted to prison construction
Alabama has diverted virus pandemic relief money to help build new super prisons and renovate old ones, The Associated Press reports. The state … [Read more...]
Award-winning podcast pays dividends, looks to the future
Ear Hustle’s Rahsaan Thomas prepares for freedom, incorporates new sound designer Rahsaan “New York” Thomas is co-host and co-producer of Ear … [Read more...]
Compassion Prison Project takes aim at prisoner trauma
Group promotes safer society by treating root causes of incarceration Compassion Prison Project (CPP) founder Fritzi Horstman and … [Read more...]
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