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Trauma, change and growth “I allowed my thoughts to lead me to a dark place”

May 30, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Healing is a journey that I have been on for over fifty years (it’s a lifelong process for some). Early in my life I played on both sides of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Mental Health, Opinion, Prison Programs Tagged With: Restorative Justice, Victim Offender Education Group

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: Parole and Release, Public Services, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: Lawmakers, Marin County, Probation office, Restorative Justice

Donovan Correctional Facility becomes first American Prison to break ground on restorative justice

March 12, 2020 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Shawn Khalifa, Contributor Writer History was made and we were there. It was the first Restorative Justice Fair held inside an American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Institutions, Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Restorative Justice

Two restorative justice classes celebrate completion

October 23, 2019 by Juan Haines

Participants sitting in a small circle share their personal experiences in the San Quentin Protestant Chapel

Incarcerated men and community members from the local San Francisco Bay Area met in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel on Aug. 16 to celebrate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: Juan Haines, Restorative Justice, VOEG

San Francisco’s DA has challenged the status quo again

July 10, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a lead- er in restorative justice and social reform, has challenged the status quo again. At the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: George Gascon, Restorative Justice, SF DA

Miracles do happen: The power of truth and honesty

April 30, 2019 by Joe Garcia

Tom Morgan, Jason Samuels and Christy Morgan in the SQ visiting room after the last VOD

After seeing and hearing his victim at trial, Jason Samuel knew in his heart that he needed to come clean and be honest—both with himself and everyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs Tagged With: ged, james samual, Restorative Justice

Some states seeking input on wrong parole decisions

March 6, 2019 by Noel Scott

US States

Some states are still seek- ing input from the wrong people on parole decisions a Prison Policy Initiative report maintains. The report says the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Parole and Release Tagged With: parole, Prison Policy Initiative, Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice's role in the #metoo movement

August 8, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Darnell “Moe” Washington has walked the path of restorative justice by confronting a fellow inmate who had assaulted his aunt, sending her to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Prison Programs Tagged With: #MeToo, Barb Toews, Charlie Rose, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Restorative Justice, THE Little Book of Restorative Justice

Van Jones’ Redemption Project

July 30, 2018 by Juan Haines

Van Jones in the SQ News room

CNN commentator Van Jones, Jones was at San Quentin on May 10 working on his latest show, The Redemption Project. It consists of eight episodes that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Beyond the Messy Truth, Restorative Justice, The Redemption Project, The Van Jones Show, Van Jones

A look inside the bustling San Quentin prison library

June 11, 2018 by Forrest Lee Jones

Worker Coles-El showing a patron info from a catalog

Every day, the San Quentin State prison library is bustling with activity. Inmates might be ordering books from the clerks at the counter. Other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Education, Featured Tagged With: Douglas Jeffrey, Eric Cummings, Gabriel Loiederman, George “Mesro” Coles-El, Glen Mason, Joseph Krauter, Neuro-Tribe, prison library, Prison University Project, PUP, Restorative Justice, Ronald Chatters, San Quentin, San Quentin State prison library, Steve Silverman, The Rise and Fall of California’s Radical Prison Movement

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