On the same week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California prisons are unconstitutionally overcrowded, San Quentin and New Folsom prisons broke out … [Read more...]
Artists Beautify H-Unit
In the San Quentin Prison complex of drab gray concrete, unforgiving steel bars, and razor wire-toped fences, one building has a distinction: H-Unit’s … [Read more...]
3 Strikes Opponents Take Aim at Ballot
A coalition led by a group of Stanford University attorneys wants to put an initiative on the November 2012 ballot to reform California’s Three … [Read more...]
Hancock’s Bill Proposes Voter Decision
The bill to allow voters to abolish the death penalty was authored by Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley. The legislation, SB490, was approved in July by … [Read more...]
EDUCTION CORNER
Death Row student Craigen Armstrong wants kids to hear his voice and avoid his fate. He envies the access general population outreach groups have to … [Read more...]
New Group to Focus on 3 Strikes
One of the ways to help reduce prison overcrowding would be to modify the Three Strikes Law. A Field Poll in June found 74 percent of voters would … [Read more...]
Major Changes Ahead
The No. 2 man in California’s prison system says massive changes are ahead for the overcrowded system, and the future is uncertain. Uncertainties … [Read more...]
Lifting the Invisible Veil of Discrimination
Editor’s Note: Ron ‘Yana’ Self is a highly decorated Marine and a resident of San Quentin State Prison. During a battle, Self was saved by an openly … [Read more...]
One of America’s Elite Military Forces
Ellwyn Ashley’s history as a Marine was shaped by his ancestor who served in World War II as one of America’s top-secret elite fighting forces, the … [Read more...]
Breaking the Cycle Of Crime, Punishment
For the last half-dozen years, a new approach is being promoted in San Quentin Prison to help break the cycle of crime and punishment that has … [Read more...]
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