Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000
San Francisco – In early 2020, Albert Jones sat in his cell in the line of Saint Quentin’s death, as he had every day for about 30 years, when reports of mystical respiratory disease began to circulate. Over the next few months, hundreds of death row inmates fell ill. Covid-19 swept the East Block of […]
Quentin Tarantino Weighs In On ‘Rust’ Shooting, Says Alec Baldwin Partially At Fault
Quentin Tarantino appeared on Bill Maher's “Club Random” on Sunday and shared his thoughts on the “Lust” shooting. Tarantino shared his thoughts on the shooting on the set of Lust involving Alec Baldwin and the late cinematographer Halina Hutchins, during a discussion of Maher's Club Random. PodcastsTarantino has offered a nuanced view of responsibility for […]
Column: To reduce crime, fix San Quentin
In 2020, after the tragic killing of George Floyd, there was a moment when America, including California, seemed poised to reform its broken and discriminatory criminal justice system. In 2024, the California Legislature returns from vacation and criminal justice is once again at the forefront. But now the proverbial pendulum has swung wide open, and […]
Appeals court rules lawsuit by family of San Quentin guard who died of COVID-19 can proceed
A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a prison officer who died of COVID-19 three years ago after state officials ordered the transfer of infected inmates from another facility to prison. dismissed California’s lawsuit. Sergeant Gilbert Polanco died in August 2020, less than three months after a bus […]
