Asked on the Line: Father’s Day is always on the third Sunday of June. Many of the men in blue learned about fatherhood from their dads or father … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
Law enforcement implements new use-of-force policy
Law enforcement agencies across the nation are being encouraged to employ a new use-of-force policy that stresses “de-escalation,” reports Tom Jackson … [Read more...]
MAC is barred from intervening in inmates’ personal complaints
MAC Corner There are often incidents or situations that can disrupt the life of a state prisoner. At San Quentin, the men in blue have several options … [Read more...]
California Senate bill inmates receive contraceptives
California inmates will be allowed to receive contraceptives based on a new law. A California senate bill introduced by Sen. Holly Mitchell enables … [Read more...]
Intramural Basketball League begins 2017 season
In the 2017 Intramural Basketball League season’s first game, Kingdom Warriors beat Them Boyz 79-63 with a surge in the final minutes, despite the … [Read more...]
SQ Kings’ improve record with victory over New Guys
The SQ Kings crisp team basketball improved their record to 3-1 with a 77-65 victory over the visiting New Guys coached by Ryan Steer, a man who two … [Read more...]
Hard work and determination helps to improve running records
Thanks to the training of well-known runners from the outside community, members of a San Quentin running club improved their records in the annual … [Read more...]
A’s lose season opener
In the season opener, a double header, the visiting Club Mexico baseball team outsmarted the San Quentin A’s to win game one 4-2. But a 45-minute … [Read more...]
Tennis season starts in San Quentin
The Inside Tennis Team (ITT) split the matches, 2-2, with an outside guest in the San Quentin Tennis Season opener, where the only thing that mattered … [Read more...]
Inmates serving the community 24/7
Deaths, stabbings, heart attacks and attempted suicides – they are all in a day’s work for the inmates who make up the San Quentin Fire Department. … [Read more...]