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Some law enforcement and victim advocates oppose Proposition 57

April 30, 2019 by Administrators

Some police and victim advocates claim a recent court ruling could lead to the early release of many violent and sex offenders, reports the Times … [Read more...]

Santa Clara jails to improve conditions after lawsuit

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Santa Clara County has agreed to improve jail conditions for disabled prisoners. The action came in response to a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights … [Read more...]

Warden Janel Espinoza has high hopes for incarcerated females

April 23, 2019 by Kevin.Sawyer

Warden Janel Espinoza of the California Correctional Women’s Facility (CCWF) has high hopes for the women incarcerated there. Among her many goals is … [Read more...]

Florida restores voting rights to more than a million

April 11, 2019 by Administrators

More than a million former Florida prisoners have regained the right to vote, thanks to a ballot initiative. As of January, released prisoners … [Read more...]

Shifting the way we count incarcerated persons

March 30, 2019 by Aron Kumar Roy

A new law will give California prisoners political power by counting them as residents of their home communities rather than in the communities where … [Read more...]

UNDERSTAND

March 29, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

13 Bars to the cell, three walls form my own hell, one life of drugs and evil doing, four years of my life I earned this strike and must pay the … [Read more...]

Curb Service shares truth, harmony and love

March 24, 2019 by Joe Garcia

From an Oakland street corner to San Francisco’s “Tenderloin” district to San Quentin State Prison, the music of freestyle collective Curb Service … [Read more...]

More than 4,000 mentally ill prisoners held in isolation

March 9, 2019 by Amir Shabazz

More than 4,000 prisoners diagnosed with mental illness throughout the country are being held in solitary lock-up, according to The Guardian. … [Read more...]

Tourists unknowingly ask women prisoners for help

March 9, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Inmates, at a women’s prison in Raleigh North Carolina do an unusual job, according to an article in USA Today. They spend their days answering an 800 … [Read more...]

New handball duo dominates tournament

March 9, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

A New Year’s Day handball tournament on the Lower Yard at San Quentin led to new doubles champions. “They couldn’t stop the left,” said David Clout … [Read more...]