One of the California Health Care Facility’s inmate trainers for the CHCF puppy program was awarded the Chung-Ahm Scholarship for the 2018 academic year. It is unusual for an inmate to win a cash scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship will be applied toward inmate Johnson’s tuition. Since being incarcerated, Johnson has received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in liberal arts and humanities and will claim another AA degree in social and behavior sciences this semester. The scholarship will help pay for tuition for the 2018 fall semester when … [Read more...] about Inmate wins $1,000 scholarship toward BA degree
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Eddie Hollingsworth III
It’s five days after my total hip replacement, and Sonoma Valley Hospital is trying to send me back to San Quentin. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough space on the fourth floor for me in the prison hospital. Dr. Brown told me that I would be going to California Health Care Facility (CHCF) in Stockton. Now I’m thinking, “What in the hell did I get myself into?” Because, I still remember the bad publicity the prison was receiving once it opened in 2014. The news stations reported bed bugs, roaches and rats. They also reported that the prison … [Read more...] about LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Eddie Hollingsworth III