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Genesis Project helps parolees obtain California ID

December 23, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

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A program at San Quentin State Prison helps men get their birth certificates before they parole.  There’s a stark reality about parolees who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Reentry

Report questions disproportionate incarceration of Native Americans

December 23, 2021 by Kevin D. Sawyer

The criminal justice system harms Native American people in unique ways, according to a recent study by the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: mass incarceration, Native Americans

Hardtimers issue 35-to-8 beatdown, maintain champion title

December 23, 2021 by David Oranje

The SQ Hardtimers clobbered the Hardhitters 35-8 in a crushing contest to let the older team know that they are still the softball champs of The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: San Quentin baseball, sports at SQ

Fletcher freed after 37 years

December 23, 2021 by Kevin D. 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...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, Parole and Release

Building a community for children of incarcerated parents

December 23, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Ahtziri Rivera, Project Avary Project Avary  I was a 16-year-old volunteer for Project Avary’s summer camp in 2017.  Project … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, PROJECT AVARY, Recently Posted Tagged With: Project Avary

Ifá community losing respected leader

December 22, 2021 by Steve Brooks

Dr. Noel Amherd will soon be moving out of the Bay Area after eight years of being the spiritual leader for members of the Ifá (pronounced e-fa) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Programs, Profiles

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

One-Stop Shops serve to reduce recidivism

November 18, 2021 by William Tobert

Growing national movement emerges, hopes to expand access to resources for parolees returning to their communities A bipartisan group of members … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Reentry, Rehabilitation Corner

Ronnie Murillo transforms trash into treasures

November 18, 2021 by Aron Kumar Roy

Ronnie “Conejo” Murillo is applying his newly acquired math skills to construct unique pieces of art. Having been a craftsperson since his high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: arts

Looking back on a legacy of woodworking

November 18, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

In the late 1980’s, an “old lifer” at the California Men’s Colony took Douglas Ingham under his wing and taught him woodworking to keep him busy and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Recently Posted Tagged With: arts

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