The Insight Garden Program (IGP), which has an organic flower garden on the H-Unit yard, relies heavily on establishing outside community partnerships … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2009
San Quentin Honors the Heroes of 9/11
America changed irrevocably on September 11, 2001, when terrorism struck in New York, Washington D.C and Pennsylvania. Each year people around the … [Read more...]
Jesse Reed Says Goodbye After 24 Years
On a quiet Thursday morning of June 11, 2009, convict Jesse Reed stepped out of San Quentin and into a new life, freed on parole after 24 years in … [Read more...]
J. T. Evans Heads Out the S.Q. Gate
“San Quentin is my second home and I’ll miss it a lot,” said Correctional Officer J.T. Evans as he spoke about his upcoming retirement. “I started … [Read more...]
Spencer Michels’ Penetrating View of the Crisis in California’s Prisons
Television news corres-pondent Spencer Michels recent trip to San Quentin prison was a return to places where he has gathered news in turbulent times … [Read more...]
Thousand Mile Club Churns Laps
Abraham Yera Ortiz and Ronnie Goodman led the charge on a sunny summer day as the San Quentin Thousand Mile Club reeled off laps around the Lower … [Read more...]
Explaining the Path and the Goal of Church Discipline
In the confines of any organization, discipline is a mechanism of correction that should ultimately lead to restoration of the offender. This holds … [Read more...]
An Explosion of Notes
To tens of thousands of prison inmates across the nation, she is “The Harp Lady,” who charms and amazes audiences with her blue 47-string … [Read more...]
Taking the First Step to Recovery
After countless attempts to prove otherwise, many experts say alcoholism and drug addiction are incurable, progressive and potentially … [Read more...]
What Is Ramadan About?
Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims observe fasting in this month all over the world. In fact, it is incumbent upon all … [Read more...]