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Innocent man released after almost three decades incarcerated

March 31, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

A man was released from prison after DNA evidence cleared him of a rape committed in 1982, the Oakland Post reported. Thirty-seven years ago Archie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DNA profiles, Innocence Project, Parole and Release, Prison Stories

Decarceration fund seeks to empower system-impacted people

March 31, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Decarceration has become more than just a chant as criminal justice reform advocates seek to build a thriving business sector to challenge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Parole and Release, Reentry, reentry programs

Number of Americans jailed or on probation falls over the past decade

January 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

The number of Americans jailed or on probation fell 21% from its peak in 2007, federal statistics show. The figures show between 2017 and 2018 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: jail, Parole and Release, Prison Stories, prisons, probation

What’s really needed are paths to good jobs

September 30, 2020 by Aly Tamboura

David Jassy at work at the SQ Media Center

To stop the revolving door between poverty and incarceration, the more than 70 million Americans who are justice-involved need access to employment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Staff Profile Tagged With: criminal justice reform, Opinion, Parole and Release, Reentry, rehabilitated returning citizens, Rehabilitation Corner

S.Q. News Photographer Heads Out the Gate

May 10, 2020 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Javier Jiménez, the San Quentin News (SQN) staff photographer for the last 18 months, ended his eight-year prison journey on March 16 when he became a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, San Quentin News Tagged With: Human Interest, Inmate, Parole and Release, paroled

Marin’s Chief Probation Officer focuses on restorative justice

March 16, 2020 by Kevin.Sawyer

Mike Daly, the chief probation officer in Marin County, believes in restorative justice, something he’s put into practice instead of talking about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Lawmakers, Marin County, Parole and Release, Probation office, Public Services, Restorative Justice

Newsom proposes reducing probation and boosting rehabilitation programs

March 16, 2020 by Dillon Kim

Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom talking with Juan Haines

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing major changes in California’s criminal justice system by reducing probation to two years and boosting rehabilitation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Inmate, Parole and Release, prison reform, rehabilitated returning citizens, Rehabilitation Corner, second chance

No housing for returning citizens in California

March 16, 2020 by Alfred King

Hudson Link transitional house renovated

California released a record numbers of prisoners without an appropriate place for them to go. Often, the formerly incarcerated are put in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: housing, parole, Parole and Release

Film producer and social justice activist Scott Budnick visits San Quentin

February 13, 2020 by Joe Garcia

Film producer and social justice activist Scott Budnick kicked it with youth offenders and spoke to Kid-CAT members about his efforts to put the human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: ARC, Parole and Release, Scott Budnick

Executive forms organization to help officials curb recidivism

February 13, 2020 by Alfred King

A top Google executive has formed a non-profit organization to help prison officials understand which programs work and don’t work to curb recidivism. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: fast company, Google, Parole and Release, recidivism

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