For over 30 years, once a month, the Rev. Johnny Stein drives his motorized wheelchair up a ramp made especially for him to preach on Sunday mornings … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Catholic Chapel Opens Again After Water Damage Repairs
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church at San Quentin has reopened after renovations and repairs to damage caused by a leaky roof. The chapel was … [Read more...]
Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin Elects New Leaders
Christopher Schuhmacher has been elected chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin. Other executive body members elected are Vice Chairman … [Read more...]
District Attorneys Differ on Prison Realignment
Los Angeles and San Francisco counties are taking different approaches to the state’s prison realignment plan. San Francisco officials view … [Read more...]
News Briefs
1. SAN QUENTIN – A Death Row inmate has been found dead in his San Quentin cell, apparently a suicide, Lt. Sam Robinson reports. Kenneth Friedman, 58, … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor
Attorney Thomas Nolan has asked his fellow lawyers to contribute word processors called Neos to the staff of the San Quentin News. One respondent, … [Read more...]
Volunteer Instructor Lauds Art in Prison
Thursday mornings you’ll find prison art project manager Carol Newborg supervising her open studio class in “Arts in Corrections,” where San Quentin … [Read more...]
Asked On The Line
Patten University at San Quentin started its 2012 Fall Semester just after the Labor Day weekend. For some of the men serving time on the Mainline, … [Read more...]
Tax Initiative Props. 30 vs. 38
Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 ballot proposal is aimed at funding public schools, prison realignment, and reducing the state’s debt. A competing … [Read more...]
Back in the Day
Selected Stories From Past Issues of The San Quentin News July 16, 1971— To celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, a fight card hosting seven title … [Read more...]