The 2019 Juneteenth weekend at San Quentin concluded with speeches and musical performances in the prison’s Catholic Chapel. About 70 inmates and a … [Read more...]
San Quentin kicks off its summer concert series
The San Quentin Music Program kicked off its summer concert series with a socially conscious Juneteenth Celebration on the prison’s Lower Yard. The … [Read more...]
California legislature advances bill to compensate victims of involuntary sterilization
Pending legislature aims to compensate victims of an old California policy that once resulted in forced or involuntary sterilization on individuals … [Read more...]
California’s dark secret: prisoners sentenced under prior guidelines have little hope of ever being released
Some men serving life sentences in California say they’re “political prisoners.” While there’s technically no legal definition for the term, some … [Read more...]
Veterans find healing through sharing their experiences
San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel provided space on June 27 for a small group of Bay Area volunteers to meet with incarcerated veterans who’d just … [Read more...]
Fear of the outdoors – one result of long term solitary
Frank De Palma spent more than 40 years of his life inside Nevada’s state prisons for second-degree murder, grand larceny, battery, and attempted … [Read more...]
Arizona rethinks its ban on prison literature
The state of Arizona lifted its ban on the book Chokehold after gaining national attention for banning the book written about the US criminal justice … [Read more...]
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State auditor reports CDCR has been unsuccessful in rehabilitation needs
A new study by California’s state auditor reported that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has failed to meet the … [Read more...]
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs checks out San Quentin Enneagram program
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and his wife, Anna, came to San Quentin to join a class aimed at helping prisoners gain self-respect and overcome … [Read more...]
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