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Can chess games and toilet paper change prison culture? Inside San Quentin’s big experiment
5 months ago

Can chess games and toilet paper change prison culture? Inside San Quentin’s big experiment

LA Times  

To someone living outside these dank walls, the changes might seem small. “It’s not nearly finished, but some of the most significant innovations in the corrections system in California were occurring and have been occurring at San Quentin for a long time,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, a longtime Newsom ally and lead advisor of a 21-person council charged with …

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Prosecutors put men on death row. This California D.A. wants to take them off
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors put men on death row. This California D.A. wants to take them off

LA Times  

Capital punishment in California exists in law, but in practicality ended in 2019 when Gov. “We cannot defend these sentences, and we believe that implicit bias and structural racism played some role in the death sentence.” For activists in the death penalty world, that’s an old argument. With every exoneration, with every story of racial injustice, it becomes clear to …

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Rahsaan Thomas of ‘Ear Hustle’ released from prison a year after commutation from Newsom
1 year, 10 months ago

Rahsaan Thomas of ‘Ear Hustle’ released from prison a year after commutation from Newsom

LA Times  

Earlonne Woods, from left, Nigel Poor and Rahsaan Thomas on Wednesday after Thomas was released from San Quentin State Prison. Rahsaan Thomas was released from San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, more than year after he was granted a commutation from Gov. Thomas’ sentence was commuted by the governor in January 2022 and he was granted parole by the board …

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1 in 3 Californians granted mercy by Newsom remain in prison
1 year, 10 months ago

1 in 3 Californians granted mercy by Newsom remain in prison

LA Times  

When Mary Reese received a call at the California Institution for Women in 2021, a prison official told her she had “won the lotto.” Gov. “My God, I wish they would see that.” Reese, who was also denied parole after receiving a commutation from Newsom, said she felt “mistreated” by the parole board and that “they had no intention of …

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California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row
2 years, 10 months ago

California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions, now is moving to dismantle the United States’ largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons within two years. The goal is to turn the section at San Quentin State Prison into a “positive, healing environment.” Newsom said Monday it’s an …

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California moves to dismantle US’s largest death row
2 years, 10 months ago

California moves to dismantle US’s largest death row

Al Jazeera  

The goal is to turn a section of San Quentin State Prison into a ‘positive, healing environment’, California officials say. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions in the US state, is now moving to dismantle the United States’ largest death row by moving condemned inmates to other prisons within two years. “We are …

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Newsom grants clemency to San Quentin inmate, podcast host Rahsaan Thomas
2 years, 11 months ago

Newsom grants clemency to San Quentin inmate, podcast host Rahsaan Thomas

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom this week commuted the sentence of Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, a San Quentin State Prison inmate and co-host of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated “Ear Hustle” podcast. He also drew acclaim for his contributions to the San Quentin News — one of the country’s only inmate-produced publications — and for his work on the podcast, which is produced partially inside …

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Amid COVID-19, California releases some inmates doing time for murder. Advocates push to free more
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid COVID-19, California releases some inmates doing time for murder. Advocates push to free more

LA Times  

Activists call for prisoner release at a news conference by Gov. In a statement, corrections officials said that the 6,500 inmates identified as medically high-risk for COVID-19 were only “eligible for consideration” for release and would be evaluated “based upon public safety and public health considerations.” “We take these decisions very seriously and continue to work with our law enforcement, …

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