Arrest rates in California are at a record low, declining by an average of 48% from 1995 levels, a recent study reports. “Overall arrest rates … [Read more...]
Offering cultural education through Kwanzaa
Over 100 San Quentin residents ushered in Kwanzaa 2019 with a night of enlightening and culturally relevant speeches and inspiring performances. The … [Read more...]
SQN EXTRA: CLIMATE DISASTER INSIDE AMERICA’S PRISONS
By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer Prisoners are often endangered when natural climatic change disasters such as floods, storms, hurricanes … [Read more...]
SQN EXTRA: MASS INC HEALTHCARE
By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer America’s current healthcare system makes things worse for many of those who are incarcerated in jails … [Read more...]
SQN EXTRA: EQUINE THERAPY
By Vincent O’Bannon, Journalism Guild Writer Some imprisoned veterans in Connecticut are getting psychological help from an unusual … [Read more...]
Keeping the conversation going about HIV on World AIDS Day at SQ
Almost 20 years ago, Andrew Yancy felt a small lump on his neck. He told a nurse he thought it was a spider bite. There were examinations and tests — … [Read more...]
Is "civil death" still warranted in a civilized society?
By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer Rhode Island considers anyone sentenced to life in prison to be “civilly dead,” meaning they have no … [Read more...]
San Diego County Jails experience highest number of inmate deaths
By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer San Diego County Jails reported 140 inmate deaths since 2009, exceeding any other county in the state. … [Read more...]
Challenge to Oregon's treatment of trans prisoners may pave way for change
Brady Hall is a transgender inmate in Oregon who petitioned the court to transfer from male housing to a female facility. (Transgender people do not … [Read more...]
Conditions unsafe for the incarcerated in some southern prisons
Many prisons in the South lack air conditioning and this creates life-threatening conditions in heat spells, the Prison Policy Initiative reports. … [Read more...]
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