Criminal records still a factor forreentering citizens seeking a place to live Among the numerous barriers the newly-freed face when reentering … [Read more...]
Group helps former prisoners understand
Parole hearings create dilemma for innocent supplicants
Some people confess to a crime they did not commit to avoid the threat of a more severe sentence, the New York Times reports. A result can be … [Read more...]
Author of 1893 parole law remembered
California’s first parole law crafted by state’s first female attorney Thanks to the 1893 parole law, those serving sentences in California’s two … [Read more...]
DID YOU KNOW — YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE!
"We just completed another voter registration drive at our local jail, and in two days we were able to register 157 incarcerated people to … [Read more...]
Restricting medical parole
California is implementing a new policy of only granting medical parole to those so ill they need to be hooked to ventilators in order to breathe, … [Read more...]
Nathan McKinney — free at last
The San Quentin News managing editor, Nathan McKinney, paroled just before the Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60- day lockdown. McKinney … [Read more...]
Veteran SQNews layout designer paroled, now fighting deportation
Another longtime member of the San Quentin News team, Phoeun You, paroled before the COVID-19 Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60-day … [Read more...]
Guadalupe ‘Silencio’ Leon released after suffering heart attack during BPH hearing
Former San Quentin resident Guadalupe Leon suffered a heart attack during a parole board hearing that resulted in him being found suitable for parole … [Read more...]
DAPO’s Parole Reentry Expo puts resources front and center in Oakland
In October, a Parole Reentry Center was opened in Oakland, California, that promises a new approach to parolee services. The California Department of … [Read more...]
Experts question role of victims, survivors in parole hearings
Years after a conviction, prisoners still face the same scrutiny at parole board hearings they did during their jury trial — when facing prosecutors, … [Read more...]
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