CONCURRENT TIME By Lydia Maniz Dedicated to my husband, Robert Maniz 21 years – only 12 more to go. 12-23-10 Doing time in a prison with no … [Read more...]
January 2011 News Briefs
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown is planning to throw more money at California’s chronically overcrowded prison system. The budget for the California … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Hears Prison Crowding Suit
U.S. Supreme Court conservative justices questioned California prisoners’ lawyer on how public safety would be affected if correctional officials were … [Read more...]
TAKING AIM AT RECIDIVISM
The writer is a volunteer facilitator of Members of Modern American Society. California is saddled with an estimated $20 billion budget shortfall and … [Read more...]
VOEG –Where Survivors Meet the Perpetrators
The muggy summer air inside of a small classroom buzzed with a nearly visible electric tension. Eleven men and one woman sat in a circle attentively … [Read more...]
Starting Up On a Sheet Metal Career
Who would have thought that taking a plain, thin, flat piece of metal, and with the right know-how, turning it into a vast variety of shapes so many … [Read more...]
New Program Leader Offers Her Insights
Budget cuts have placed more demands on the Prison University Project, according to Amy Roza, the new program director for the popular San Quentin … [Read more...]
The Costly New Supply Of S.Q. Execution Drug
San Quentin – The state paid $13,415 for 521 grams of sodium thiopental, the drug used to carry out executions at the prison. The drug was … [Read more...]
Restorative Justice Program Lets the Healing Begin
When criminals meet with their victims and actually grasp the injuries they’re responsible for – the first step toward reconciliation is … [Read more...]
New Advocate Group Targets Parole Board
Joy Richardson covers stories about successful parolees and other prison-related subjects throughout the state. Gail Brown and Vanessa Nelson have … [Read more...]
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