San Quentin’s Intramural Basketball League held its first annual All Star game last month. Rebounding made the difference in the game as West … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Member of Thousand Mile Club Discusses the Discipline of Running
Angel Gutierrez of the San Quentin Thousand-Mile Club discussed being a member of the Thousand-Mile Club. When and why did you begin running? I … [Read more...]
San Quentin Alumnus On Life After Prison
Kevin “Big Sticks” Hagan paroled to Los Angeles on April 14, 2011 after spending 28 years in prison, the last 16 of which were at San Quentin. Now he … [Read more...]
Uncertainty Surrounding San Quentin Hobby Craft
San Quentin prisoners are appealing new restrictions on the popular in-cell hobby program. The appeal was denied by the Warden and is being appealed … [Read more...]
June 2012 News Briefs
1. LOS ANGELES — A former top college football prospect was cleared of rape charges after his accuser said that she lied and the conversation was … [Read more...]
Economy Benefits From Prison Labor
If California’s prisoners did not make many of the goods used by the state’s agencies, its economy would be negatively affected. A 2010 report said … [Read more...]
Oversight Recommended For Prison Medical Care
Creating an independent oversight program and controlling costs should be long-term goals for prisoner medical care, the independent Legislative … [Read more...]
Over 2,000 Falsely Convicted of Crimes
In the past 23 years, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted of a serious crime and exonerated, a newly compiled database revealed. The … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Ruling Says Jury Must Decide Strikes
A recent court ruling gives renewed hope to prisoners sentenced under the nation’s harshest Three Strikes law. The May 3 ruling overturned James … [Read more...]
POETRY
Unchain By Keung Vanh Innocents at play, until life at stake death came knocking, and almost collected only to be saved, by a black silhouette given a … [Read more...]