Every Friday evening a small group of inmates assembles in San Quentin’s H-Unit education room to practice and discuss writing techniques, guided by … [Read more...]
Death Penalty Ban Moves Toward 2016 Ballot
Former M.A.S.H. star and anti-death penalty advocate Mike Farrell filed papers that would end the death penalty in California in the state’s attorney … [Read more...]
Aiming to Eliminate 12 Million Yearly Jail Admissions
America’s jail system is seriously flawed and a nonprofit foundation is investing $75 million to help finance changes. Three-fifths of the nation’s … [Read more...]
Single Death Drug OK’d On 5-4 Supreme Court Vote
A deeply emotional and divided U.S. Supreme Court finally upheld the use of a controversial single lethal injection execution process, “even as two … [Read more...]
‘High Emotion’ Violence Prompts Flood Of Get-Tough Bills in State Legislature
Recent violent events have prompted state legislators to propose bills that would create new felony criminal offenses, potentially putting more people … [Read more...]
Oakland Mayor Picks Former SQ News Staffer
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is putting to good use the insight of paroled former San Quentin News Sports Editor Garry “Malachi” Scott. “I think he will … [Read more...]
‘It’s Time to Close These Immigration Prisons’
A congressman who toured an immigration prison says he found appallingly bad conditions and calls for major changes in how America treats undocumented … [Read more...]
Securus Buys JPay
Securus Technologies, a leader in the prison payphone industry, recently signed a deal to purchase JPay, Inc., the IT Business Net reported. JPay … [Read more...]
Prison Phone Services Handle $1.2 Billion a Year
When someone is locked up, it has a major impact on the prisoner and his or her family and friends. It’s made worse by the high cost of phone calls … [Read more...]
FCC Urged to Lower In-State Phone Rates
Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make changes to regulations on in-state calls carried … [Read more...]
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