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A Texas Prison Official Finds Inmate Friendship

July 15, 2013 by SAMUEL HEARNES

Texas prison officials determined that Facebook friendships alone do not violate the ban on fraternization between prisoners and staff, according to … [Read more...]

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Oregon Groups Debate Over Voter-Approved Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences

July 15, 2013 by Michael Cooke

Oregon politicians and law enforcement groups are fighting over efforts to reduce voter-approved mandatory minimum prison sentences. Mandatory … [Read more...]

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Survey Shows Many Former Foster Care Residents Are Homeless or Imprisoned

July 15, 2013 by Charles David Henry

A significant number of former foster care residents wind up homeless or in prison, according to a survey by the state Senate Office of Research and … [Read more...]

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July 2013 News Briefs

July 15, 2013 by San Quentin News Staff

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to reduce the number of prisoners in federal penitentiaries, Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, is proposing a … [Read more...]

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Nigel Poor’s Passion for Photography

July 15, 2013 by Tommy Winfrey

In the nearly three years Nigel Poor, 50, has been volunteering in San Quentin, her perceptions about life have broadened. “I have been privileged to … [Read more...]

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Prisoners Celebrate Juneteenth on the San Quentin Lower Yard

July 15, 2013 by Lorenzo Robinson

June 19, 1865, is labeled the birth of Juneteenth  Several hundred prisoners were drawn to San Quentin’s Lower Yard by a historical account of … [Read more...]

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Advice That Could Make a Difference

July 15, 2013 by Watani Stiner

Question: If you, the OG, had the ear of the young people, what would you tell them? Dear OG Watani, My name is La-La, and I am 49 years old. In your … [Read more...]

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Looking at Society and the Status Quo

July 15, 2013 by Juan Haines

Four characters make up Franz Kafka’s short story, The Penal Colony. Each character represents a particular kind of citizen in … [Read more...]

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Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin

July 15, 2013 by CHRISTOPHER SCHUMACHER

Honor Guard Being incarcerated has not deterred the members of the VVGSQ from continuing to display a high-level of military decorum inside San … [Read more...]

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Health & Wellness

July 15, 2013 by Elena Tootell

San Quentin Chief Medical Officer What’s the Leading Cause of Death for Former Inmates? In 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published an … [Read more...]

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