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Protection or punishment: Trans people held in solitary at disproportionate rates

January 8, 2024 by Cassandra Evans

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Transgender people serving time in prison are placed in isolation cells at exceedingly high rates, according to The Nation. After threats to her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Recently Posted, WOMEN IN PRISON Tagged With: Federal Bureau of Prisons, James Lyndon, Jennaya Bennett-Werra, Jessica Hicklin, Milo Inglehart, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Tahj Graham

Nonprofit’s annual book fair returns to SQ Library

January 8, 2024 by Michael Callahan

On December 1, San Quentin’s library hosted a Christmas book fair, which provided a vast selection of books for hundreds of residents to send to their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Friends of San Quentin Library

Connecticut justice reforms set example for rest of nation

January 7, 2024 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

The Connecticut Legislature adjourned in June after six months of committee meetings, public hearings, closed-door negotiations, and floor debates. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted Tagged With: Clean Slate initiative, Connecticut Legislature, Gary Winfield, Gus Marks-Hamilton

Rabbi, Imam come together to host discussion on unity amid war

January 7, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

On October 28, Rabbi Shleffar and Imam Muhammad Fasih held an open campus discussion at San Quentin on war and death around the world. Thirty-five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Religious Programs

Major changes ahead for solitary confinement

January 6, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

Segregation, security housing reclassified under new 'Restricted Housing Units' The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL, Recently Posted Tagged With: Administrative Segregation Units, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, General Population Restricted Housing Units, RHU, Security Housing Units

Christian community honors Pastor Tom’s decade of service

January 6, 2024 by Stuart Clarke

The Christian community at San Quentin hosted a celebratory banquet for Pastor Tom Pham’s 10th anniversary of leading Bible studies. Food, fun, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Religious Programs Tagged With: Chapel B, Open Arms International Church, Pastor Tom Pham

A dance to the music of time: A 1976 novel by Anthony Powell

January 5, 2024 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Anyone who has ever endured a goofy oaf, a bungler, a clod, a complete bonehead whose sudden and entirely unexpected appearance spoiled the moment — … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: Anthony Powell, Kenneth Widmerpool

CA crime declining last 30 years

January 5, 2024 by Larry Ali Deminter

The California Department of Justice has released their annual reports on homicide, use of force, and other crimes in California, as well as the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Recently Posted Tagged With: AB1191, California Department of Justice, California Incident Based Reporting System, Rob Bonta

Leading the charge on reimagining San Quentin

January 5, 2024 by Timothy Hicks

To help put into effect Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new reimagined concept for San Quentin, the prison’s top administrators appointed the best leader for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, San Quentin State Prison Tagged With: B. Haub, Gavin Newsom

Reborn bill takes aim at federal cannabis laws

January 4, 2024 by William Burley

Efforts are under way in Congress to modify anti-marijuana laws, including legalizing access to banks for marijuana businesses, an advocacy group … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, Recently Posted Tagged With: cannabis, Chuck Schumer, CONGRESS, Cory Booker, Earl Blumenauer, Jacky Rosen, SAFE Banking Act, Sherrod Brown

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