Harbor House Director Marcy Orosco tackles three of the largest contributors to recidivism: lack of housing, unemployment and chemical … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said some prisoners already serving time should benefit from a new law that lowers sentences for crack … [Read more...]

During the fall semester, Patten University offered a course in Asian- and African-American Theater. The African lessons were later dropped due to the … [Read more...]

Ben Prince’s comedy roast of defending champion Huggie’s standup comedy act took first place at the annual San Quentin talent show in the Garden … [Read more...]

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Jerry Brown said he may ask federal judges for more time to reduce the state’s prison population by more than 30,000 … [Read more...]

ABSENCE OF THE ARCHBISHOP By GEOFFREY G. O’BRIEN You meet at most four archbishops in a lifetime. You have at most one lifetime. You sing when in … [Read more...]

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón expresses the right to seek the death penalty in “very heinous” cases. “I’m not going to compromise,” … [Read more...]

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate has approved SB26, which creates a misdemeanor for any prison employee or visitor smuggling a cell phone into … [Read more...]

A new principal will be taking over the helm of The Robert E. Burton Adult School at San Quentin. Dr. Sheik Yusef Mohammad, who formerly headed the … [Read more...]