Sixty years ago, a former major league pitcher played baseball for San Quentin. He has been called the greatest prison baseball player that ever … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Praise for Softball
Richard Neuburger and Bob Mayer have been coming into San Quentin for the past six years as volunteer coaches for the softball team. Both were asked … [Read more...]
Four Proud S.Q. Graduates Of G.G. Seminary Program
The San Quentin’s Garden Chapel was filled with shouts and applause for graduates: Mark A. Baldwin, Robert L. Butler, David Cowan and Darrell C. … [Read more...]
16 Años como S.Q. Capellán Catolico
Después de catorce años de servicio, el Padre Barber renunció a su trabajo como capellán de San Quintín y su último día con nosotros será el 13 de … [Read more...]
Father Barber Retires – 16 Years as S.Q. Catholic Chaplain
After 14 years of service, Father Barber’s tenure in San Quentin ended June 13. He came to S.Q. as a volunteer in 1996, after serving in the same … [Read more...]
Words to My Daughter
Richard Poma promised his brother that he would do every thing in his power to break the chain of crime that has fouled their family for years. He … [Read more...]
Inmate Found Dead
According to prison authorities, on July 12, 2010, custody staff found inmate Lay G-37678 unresponsive in his bed and not breathing and without pulse. … [Read more...]
Homer Goes Home
Homer McWilliams bumped around the California Department of Corrections for close to three decades. He received nine serious write-ups and survived … [Read more...]
Losno Says Goodbye
Rafael “Al” Losno Jr. came to prison during the era when phrases like “battle gyms and gladiator schools” were the norm. After spending almost three … [Read more...]
Mourning Destruction
Jewish Chaplain “The destruction of Jerusalem came through a Kamza and a Bar Kamza.” (Babylonian Talmud, Gittin 55b) Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the … [Read more...]