Many American Indian tribes consider the bear as the healer of the Nations. They believe that the Sweat Lodge is a symbol of the bears cave or the … [Read more...]
September 2010 News Briefs
LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were fired and eight others were disciplined after a jail suicide revealed how they cheated a … [Read more...]
DEATH ROW
Editor’s Note: In June a group from the San Quentin News interviewed six inmates on San Quentin’s Condemned Row, better known as Death Row. This is … [Read more...]
The Unsung Heroes of Education
In the background of numerous San Quentin inmate success stories is the Robert E. Burton School of Education. Following last month’s graduation … [Read more...]
The Impact of Doing Time
Part 2 of 2 Prisoners who struggle with their emotions and behavior create obscure as well as camouflaging personas. They risk alienation from others … [Read more...]
Pot Vote Goes on The Ballot
Californians will vote in November on whether to legalize marijuana, and there is clear disagreement on potential impacts of Proposition 19. A new … [Read more...]
New Addition to the Roster Of Faiths at San Quentin
The religious program at San Quentin has expanded its borders to include a small but dedicated group of Wicca practitioners. The group, or “coven” as … [Read more...]
CDCR in the Dark on Operations
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) fails to track, maintain and use data that would allow effective monitoring and … [Read more...]
53,000 More Prison Beds
Despite California’s budget crisis, the state is taking steps to improve its prison and parole system. Three new facilities are under construction … [Read more...]
Advocate Aims to Change 3 Strikes
Barbara Brooks’s son Jeff is imprisoned for life because of non-violent crimes, and she works tirelessly to change the controversial Three Strikes … [Read more...]
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