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SQ Giants coach’s long wait for kidney is over

June 13, 2025 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

As Shohei Otani and the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened the major league season in Japan, the SQRC Giants celebrated a new beginning for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: cdcr, kidney transplant, polycystic kidney disease, SQ GIANTS, Steve Reichardt

New rehabilitation center construction progresses quickly

June 3, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

The reality of San Quentin officially becoming a rehabilitation center has been unfolding before the eyes of prisoners, staff, volunteers, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner, Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, The Last Mile

14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population

May 27, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

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In the fall of 2011, the term “Realignment” was added to the wordlist of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. That was when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, George Coles-El, Kamsan Suon, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Tim Young

CDCR regionalizes and restructures leadership

March 21, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

CDCR’s objective is to provide better access to programs, reentry, support Beginning Jan. 1 of this year, the California Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Model, cdcr

Residents face penalties over circumvented restitution

December 23, 2024 by Vincent O'Bannon

California prisoners serving life terms face harsh penalties for “circumventing or avoiding” restitution. Since 2022, Board of Parole Hearings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS, CDCR, LAW ENFORCEMENT, Most Read, PAROLE & HEARINGS Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, cdcr, restitution

Exceptional conduct leads to release

December 1, 2024 by Michael Callahan

Honest, patient, impactful, insightful, transparent, dedicated, empathetic, and accountable are some of the words that residents of San Quentin have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS, PAROLE & HEARINGS, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, cdcr, John Gillie

Lifers await possible appeal of Proposition 57

September 30, 2024 by Michael Callahan

Lifers found suitable for parole now must overcome another hurdle for release. If they had their parole board dates advanced based on Proposition 57 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legislation, LWOP, Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Proposition 57, Sacramento County Superior Court

Reform advocates seek strategic plan for prison closures

September 7, 2024 by John Liu

Some prison reform advocates expect CDCR’s budget cuts will reduce wasteful spending amidst dwindling prison population, but seek more stable plans … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Tagged With: California Model, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, cdcr, CURB

Modelo Californiano Arranca en San Quentin

August 31, 2024 by Arsenio Leyva

Scroll for English translation El pasado Mayo inicio la inauguración del Modelo Californiano con un gran evento para los residentes del Centro de … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, Rehabilitation Corner, SPANISH Tagged With: California Model, cdcr, Gavin Newsom

California first in gender-affirming surgery

January 21, 2024 by Cassandra Evans

A San Quentin incarcerated trans-woman received gender-affirming surgery after California permitted gender affirmation surgery to incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: POLITICS, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Gavin Newsom, gender-affirming surgery

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