On an overcast Sabbath morning at San Quentin by the Bay a very special reading was taking place in a classroom. Convicts and civilians gathered to … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2008
San Quentin Receives ‘The Ophir Prison Marching KazooBand & Temperance Society’
Bizarre events were happening in San Quentin. Warden Robert Ayers, Jr., stepped up to the microphone on the lower yard and announced that the … [Read more...]
‘Brothers In Pen’ Third Anthology
A new anthology of fiction and creative non-fiction is being written in an ongoing writing workshop at San Quentin State Prison by 12 men, mostly … [Read more...]
San Quentin Veterans Help Santa
The Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin (VVGSQ) will be assisting Santa Claus in the San Quentin visiting rooms where he will be giving out gifts to … [Read more...]
SQ Addiction Counseling Program
The greatest quality an Addiction Recovery program can possess is Unconditional Positive regard—the ability to accept everyone with love, compassion … [Read more...]
Insight Factor at Work
A group of violent crime survivors and perpetrators recently came together for a remarkable night of healing. The Oct. 20 graduation event began with … [Read more...]
1940: Clinton T. Duffy Orders San Quentin Reforms (Part 2 of a 3-part series)
On Monday morning, July 15th, at 6:30 a.m., Clinton Duffy entered the office for his first day as warden. By 9 a.m. he had fired six guards and banned … [Read more...]
Visiting Rooms Upgrade To Digital Photos
Film for Polaroid cameras has become a thing of the past, and the San Quentin visiting room is now using digital cameras and color photo printers. The … [Read more...]
Health and Wellness Corner
We would like to announce the first ever “Health and Wellness Corner” column here at San Quentin News. Each month, a University of California, San … [Read more...]
California Lifer Is Going Home
After serving 27 years, 4 months in prison for a first-degree murder conviction, Ali Pertsoni has been released from San Quentin State Prison to … [Read more...]