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Mt. Tam celebrated as example of inmate assistance programs

January 19, 2023 by Manuel Dorado

Inmate assistance programs are a cost-effective way of reducing recidivism and helping the formerly incarcerated adjust to life outside prison, The … [Read more...]

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IN THE COMMUNITY: Life stories from Mt. Tam College

January 19, 2023 by San Quentin News Contributor

HIDDEN GEMSContributed by MountTamalpais College What does it take to build a healthy community? We’ve been exploring this question by interviewing … [Read more...]

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BOOK GIVEAWAY HELD BY FRIENDS OF SQ LIBRARY

January 18, 2023 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Local nonprofit sends books to prisoners’ kids for Christmas  San Quentin’s library held a holiday book fair event Dec. 2, where incarcerated men … [Read more...]

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Recluso sobreviviendo la diálisis

December 10, 2022 by Daniel Lopez

Para un residente de la prisión de San Quentin la vida le cambió drásticamente. El señor Daniel Arciniega de 56 años fue diagnosticado con un problema … [Read more...]

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Tales from the cemetery: The rancher and the mobster

December 10, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Don ChaddockEditor, Inside CDCR NewsletterReprinted by permission The San Quentin cemetery overlooks the prison. At left is rancher JQ Ackerman, … [Read more...]

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FLORIDA: Family visit bans fail to stem flow of contraband

December 6, 2022 by Bostyon Johnson

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Banning family visits does not stop drugs from being smuggled into Florida prisons, the Miami Herald reported Aug. 17.  The newspaper … [Read more...]

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Angel Tree brings Christmas to children of incarcerated parents

December 6, 2022 by Daniel Chairez

Every year The Prison Fellowship Program provides incarcerated people with applications to send Christmas gifts to their children through the Angel … [Read more...]

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North Carolina art show supports the incarcerated

December 6, 2022 by George-Mesro Coles-El

The artistic voices of the incarcerated were displayed in North Carolina recently, giving thanks to community organizations that support and advocate … [Read more...]

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STARS BEHIND BARS:

December 6, 2022 by Juan Haines

North Carolina nonprofit visits San Quentin,aims to improve reentry opportunities in NC A mentor of incarcerated people in North Carolina said that … [Read more...]

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Pay no attention to the Twits

October 12, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

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L. Smothers, Contributor Inmate twitter is a form of gossip that is spread throughout the prison by individuals who don’t have a clue as to what … [Read more...]

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