It was a chance encounter that led to development of a promising diabetes-control program that might improve the health of many San Quentin inmates, … [Read more...]

Youth violence has become a public health problem across the United States, according to several reports by the Centers for Disease Control. It is the … [Read more...]

There was a time most mentally ill people received treatment in hospitals staffed by mental health professionals. However, county jails have taken … [Read more...]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has begun an initiative focused on treatment programs for the mentally ill, rather than incarceration. One-third … [Read more...]

In the late 1960s, San Quentin prisoner Rick Cluchey wrote a play called, The Cage. After a successful run through out the country, it was made into … [Read more...]