The Tiburon Belvedere Rotary Club donated $300 to the Journalism Guild of San Quentin on March 18th, for office supplies and related equipment. The … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
Appeals Court Rejects Order for Parole Board Revisions
On March 13, 2009, the Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed Judge Condron's unprecedented order against the state parole board on behalf of five … [Read more...]
California Pays Millions To House Foreign Prisoners
The California budget is burdened by the cost of imprisoning foreign nationals, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign an executive order March … [Read more...]
S.Q. News Inspires Formation of Guild
Every Friday morning between 8-9:30 a.m. you can find a group of prisoners hammering out policy, working stories and in general trying to set … [Read more...]
Cadence
My daughter who I long to see To hear, to hold, and to be with thee I wait in chains to be set free Each second away eternity. Your birth the promise … [Read more...]
Sweetheart
Sweet and kind, I love you so much Wonderful and warm is your gentle touch Exciting and alive is how I feel Enthroned in my heart your love so … [Read more...]
Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior … [Read more...]
S.Q.’s Sweat Lodge First In the Nation
In the spring of 1972 San Quentin became the first state prison in the United States to build a Sweat Lodge on Prison grounds, achieved through a long … [Read more...]
Former Virginia Attorney General Visits S.Q. Chapel
"I'm the most unlikely person to be here," Mark Early told a group of inmates in the San Quentin Garden Chapel. He was on hand to dedicate new chairs … [Read more...]
Giants Capture Opener, 12-11
The San Quentin Giants pulled out a ninth-inning victory over the Oakland Oaks to open their 2009 baseball season, 12-11, on April 4. The opening day … [Read more...]