Archives for May 2009

Art Instructor Receives Award From Dalai Lama

May 15, 2009 by Aly Tamboura

Steve Emrick, San Quentin Arts in Corrections program coordinator, received an award from His Holiness the Dalai Lama … [Read more...]

When Eddy Zheng arrived at San Quentin 22 years ago, he couldn’t speak a word of English. Today, thanks to prison … [Read more...]

A university-prison program is under way to teach San Quentin inmates how to function in a computer-oriented society … [Read more...]

May 15, 2009 by David Marsh

Henry Wallace is by nature a quiet and unassuming kind of guy. In a crowded room Wallace would be difficult for just … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON STATE – 5-9-09 – A Seattle man became the third person in the U.S. to die as a result of the H1N1 virus. … [Read more...]

May 15, 2009 by SHIRA SHAVIT

Like the majority of those incarcerated in California prisons, Daniel had no health insurance upon leaving San Quentin. … [Read more...]

May 15, 2009 by HARRISON SEUGA

Members of the Oakland based Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC) came to San Quentin Health Fair on May 1, 2009 to … [Read more...]

May 15, 2009 by David Kaufman

The San Quentin News “Health and Wellness Corner” column runs every month. A University of California, San Francisco, … [Read more...]

May 15, 2009 by JAMES FOX

The practice of Yoga in prisons has often been misunderstood or misperceived as coddling criminals. If yoga is properly … [Read more...]

May 15, 2009 by Steve McNamara

It’s a world of hurt for America’s newspaper business. Circulation has been sliding for years. Ad revenue has fallen off … [Read more...]