The latest evaluation of the San Quentin State Prison health care system shows that urgent and emergency services for prisoners are deficient. High … [Read more...]
Funding Mental Health Facilities
Several hundred million dollars are going into new medical facilities for state prison inmates. With budgets being slashed around the state, critics … [Read more...]
Offering Peer Health Educator Training
Centerforce’s Peer Health Education Program is offering two new classes: a 12-week series of health classes that lead to becoming a Peer Health … [Read more...]
Arizona Accused of Denying Health Care to Prisoners
Arizona correctional officials are investigating numerous complaints by prisoners who claim that they are consistently denied medical care for weeks … [Read more...]
A Voice From Inside Of Women’s Prisons
The San Quentin News conducted this interview with Deirdre Wilson, advocate for women prisoners who has a radio show on KPFA the last Friday of each … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Offers Medical Help for Ex-Cons
Most former inmates leave California prisons with no steady place to get medical care. Instead, they rely on random county-funded clinics or end up at … [Read more...]
Changes Coming to California’s Security Housing Units
All California prisoners in Segregated Housing Units received notice that those who no longer meet the criteria confirming gang involvement will be … [Read more...]
Study Links PTSD to Criminal Behavior
A recent study has concluded that post-traumatic stress disorder can contribute to crime and recidivism. The study by the National Center for PTSD … [Read more...]
T.R.U.S.T. Fellows Hold Health Fair
In spite of a chilly morning, hundreds of prisoners lined up, listening to lectures from doctors, nurses, and counselors on how to practice wellness … [Read more...]
Prison Time May Extend Life
Black men are half as likely to die in prison than if they aren’t, a recent study of North Carolina inmates suggests. The black prisoners appeared to … [Read more...]