How do we measure the value of a program designed to help inmates? Which programs are effective and produce results that can be quantified? Which … [Read more...]
California Drivers Licenses Made Available to Parolees
San Quentin officials are moving ahead with plans for a pilot program that would enable parolees to leave the prison with a driver’s license or state … [Read more...]
H-UNIT MAC CONCERNS
The sound of live music could soon make a return to the H Unit yard under a plan tentatively approved by H Unit Capt. S. Donahue. Details of the plan … [Read more...]
May 2009 News Briefs
1. SACRAMENTO, CA. —The California Department of Corrections has submitted a 42-page plan to resume the execution of prisoners at San Quentin State … [Read more...]
Federal Judges Say ‘No’ to State Control
Federal judges have handed a pair of setbacks to California officials in their long-running battle to regain control of health care in the state’s … [Read more...]
U.S. Prison Reform Commission Proposed
Everyone is either directly or indirectly affected by crime, increasing rates of recidivism, costs of incarceration, and having those who have the … [Read more...]
Patch Adams Shows S.Q. His ‘Healing With Humor’
“When I see a prison, I ache,” medical doctor and humanitarian Patch Adams commented during a recent visit to San Quentin. “I see massive inequality … [Read more...]
Cronk Paroles After 26 Years
One of San Quentin's pioneers to the multitude of self-help / therapeutic programs that are in place today was paroled on April 13. Don Cronk has … [Read more...]
National News Briefs
SACRAMENTO – 3-27-09 – A Sacramento-based federal appeals court judge has blocked a key part of Proposition 9; the Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of … [Read more...]
Christopher ‘Bert’ Boatman Freed
After 23 years of prison, Bert Boatman has gained his freedom and has reunited with his family. With skills as a journeyman machinist, welder, plumber … [Read more...]
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