California’s recidivism rates remain among the highest in the country, but a majority of prisoners are not assigned to programs designed to address … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Foundation Seeks to Reduce Prisoner Recidivism
Two top officials of the Columbia Foundation conducted an exploratory visit to San Quentin Prison recently, looking for ways to help prisoners prepare … [Read more...]
Gary Shimel Speaks On Prison Education
“Educating the incarcerated is vitally important,” said Gary Shimel. “The greatest safety that we have to offer society is men who have come out of … [Read more...]
S.Q. Welcomes New Chaplain
Mardi Ralph Jackson has been appointed San Quentin’s Protestant chaplain, the first African-American female Protestant chaplain at the prison’s Garden … [Read more...]
California Losing Prisoner Firefighters
One of the major unintended consequences of realignment is loss of more than 1,500 critically important prisoner forest firefighters. For more than 60 … [Read more...]
Court Rules Parole Can’t Be Denied Solely Based on Past
The parole board or the governor cannot deny parole based primarily on a prisoner’s past, a California appeals court has ruled. The 6th District Court … [Read more...]
Filmmaker Rex Miller Interviews Tennis Team
The San Quentin tennis team offers prisoners a unique opportunity to connect with the outside community, filmmaker Rex Miller discovered after a … [Read more...]
Coaching Behind the Wall
Here are comments from incarcerated men who are coaches of the San Quentin sports teams. They report coaching challenges, the qualities that coaches … [Read more...]
Dons Overcome Netters
A duo from the San Quentin tennis team suffered an agonizing 4-2 defeat to the University of San Francisco Dons. San Quentin players Ke Lam and … [Read more...]
1000 Mile Club Holds The Annual Marathon
Members of San Quentin’s 1000 Mile Club lined up for the ultimate challenge on Nov. 19, 105 laps around the lower yard, which is just about 26.2 miles … [Read more...]