VISALIA, CA, 10-20-09 A carjacking suspect got a surprise when the 2009 Chevy Tahoe he was driving suddenly shut down during the heat of a police … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
New S.Q. Imam Outlines His Goals
San Quentin’s new Imam, Kawsar Hossain, came here in October after volunteering at Old Folsom State Prison and Deul Vocational Institute (DV I). “What … [Read more...]
Inmates Celebrate Their Bar Mitzvah
Three Jewish men at San Quentin finally celebrated their Bar Mitzvah last September during the Jewish month of Elul. Bar Mitzvah is a significant … [Read more...]
‘He Hate Me’ Gridders Open the New Season
San Quentin’s football team “He Hate Me” opened its 2009 season the last weekend in September with a loss against its toughest opponent from last … [Read more...]
S.Q. Net Team Surprises Stanford
Stanford University is one of the nation’s great collegiate tennis powers, so when a group of their players came to San Quentin for a match, they … [Read more...]
Happy on the one hand, but…
After serving 29 years on a second-degree murder charge, 67-year-old Fred Hempstead was finally granted parole and released from San Quentin on … [Read more...]
Amid all the chaos, there is one thing that remains
HOPE...so essential to the preservation and nourishment of the human spirit…to our spirits, yours and mine! Hope is the ultimate motivator, directly … [Read more...]
The Wisdom of Talking to Your Enemies
“If you want to make peace you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” — Moshe Dayan, Israeli Military Leader To settle differences, … [Read more...]
Poetry
BETTER TO LIGHT CANDLES By Merle Shain It is better to light a candle Than to curse the darkness. It is better to plant seeds Than to accuse the … [Read more...]
Insight Garden Program: Going Green!
(Part 3 in a three-part series) Concern for the environment and the current state of our economy are two major issues of the day. And a commitment to … [Read more...]