On a sunny afternoon on the mainline San Quentin Lower Yard recently, three of the resident seagulls who regularly inhabit the lower yard died in a … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2009
Junior Steele Paroles
Junior Steele finally heard the words that he had waited so long to hear. The words from the Board that would, after more than 27 years, allow Steele … [Read more...]
Veteran Wins Final Battle: Release
Ron was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1944 and migrated with his family to Northern California in 1952. Before graduating Encina High School in 1962, … [Read more...]
The King of Pop’s Six Degrees of Separation from San Quentin
Michael Jackson 08/29/1958 — 06/25/2009 DANCING WITH THE KING OF POP The death of Michael Jackson on June 25 at age 50 brought back memories for at … [Read more...]
Folsom Inmate’s Poetry Inspires Swedish Choir
“It’s all about keeping the soul free, free to soar,” writes Spoon Jackson, a poet incarcerated for the last 30 years. Those lines are part of a poem … [Read more...]
Protestant Chapel Hosts Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The San Quentin Shakespeare troupe took the Bard’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and put a new spin on it, to the enjoyment of all. In the … [Read more...]
Poetry
Realness It’s all about Keeping it real No matter How you feel Keeping it real The way the ants Move up an ant hill It’s all about Keeping it … [Read more...]
A Long Road Trip And an Exciting Day of Baseball
On a clear, crisp beautiful Bay Area day for baseball, the Dodgers came to town for a day-night doubleheader with S.Q.’s own Giants and Pirates. And … [Read more...]
June 2009 News Briefs
WICHITA, KANSAS —6-10-09 -The family of the slain abortion doctor, George Tiller, has decided to close his abortion clinic forever. Tiller, who was … [Read more...]
Professional Boxer Irish Pat Lawlor Paroles from S.Q.
Noted boxer Pat Lawlor departed the gates of San Quentin on May 17th 2009, but not his dreams. He has decided to open a boxing theme pizza bar called … [Read more...]