Research indicates prisoners who are visited by family and friends are less likely to return to incarceration. Distance plays a major role in why many … [Read more...]
Prop. 47 Results in Lower Recidivism for State
The effects of Prop. 47, now at the one-year anniversary point, are still being analyzed. Statistics are slowly trickling in about the effects Prop. … [Read more...]
Reforming Our Way of Thinking
Governor Jerry Brown is backing an initiative titled “The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016.”. The initiative changes the way juveniles are … [Read more...]
SQ Celebrate Annual Black History Month
In the midst of mass incarceration, Black Lives Matter and an election year, San Quentin prisoners celebrated their Second Annual Black History Month … [Read more...]
Court Blocks FCC Ruling to Lower Prison Phone Rates
A federal court order temporarily blocked a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling that placed a cap on the cost of calls that inmates make … [Read more...]
Blues Quartet Sings Classics to Prisoners
On a Sunday night more than 100 men, most slightly older than your average prisoner, gathered in a chapel to hear a Blues Quartet brought into San … [Read more...]
Renown Photographer Shares Life Stories at SQ
Pictures help people to understand and appreciate others, a noted Black photographer said in a recent visit to San Quentin State Prison. David Johnson … [Read more...]
Trade Program Assists Graduates for Re-entry
Ten San Quentin residents have graduated from a pre-apprentice construction labor program that will help them get jobs when they return home. “We want … [Read more...]
April 2016 News Briefs
Seattle, Wash. — The state’s highest court is taking a new look at the death penalty. Dozens of former state judges are claiming the state’s death … [Read more...]
Gobierno Beneficia al Sector Privado
El gobierno de los Estados Unidos necesita dejar de trabajar a la par con el sector corporativo con el fin de aumentar el número de inmigrantes … [Read more...]
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