Gloria Godchaux of Operation: MOM was interviewed by the chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin to find out what prisoners can do to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Overcrowded Population Strains Library Resources
San Quentin’s main library is under-equipped, overcrowded and struggling to meet the legal and recreational reading needs of prisoners, Senior … [Read more...]
Inspirational Garden Is a Place of Peace
A splash of color greets prisoners and visitors to the west end of the San Quentin Lower Yard — a flower garden, tended by about two dozen inmates, … [Read more...]
Kaepernick’s Dream
San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s childhood dream came true before our very eyes. A letter Kaepernick wrote to himself when he was 10 … [Read more...]
Giants’ Season Ends With a 6–5 Record
Distractions in the San Quentin Giants baseball team’s off-season affected the team’s structure and continuity, yet they finished with a 6-5 … [Read more...]
Tennis Team Shares its Inspiration
San Quentin’s tennis team plays most weekends against outside players from local colleges, professional teams, and the Marin Tennis Club. The men told … [Read more...]
Coaches Reflect on San Quentin A’s Winning Season
The San Quentin A’s worked their way through an exceptional 2012 baseball season, according to Coach John “Yahya” Parratt and pitcher Nghiep Ke … [Read more...]
S.Q. Soccer Needs Sponsors
San Quentin’s soccer players have organized and started competing in hopes that someone would come in from the streets to coach and donate uniforms, … [Read more...]
Observations on Prison Life – A Visitor’s Commentary
Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is from a Letter To The Editor from Samuel Sher, who visited San Quentin recently with a group sponsored by the … [Read more...]
Race Still a Factor in Determining Police Stops
LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR DESCRIBES RACIAL UNFAIRNESS IN THE SYSTEM People of color are disproportionately stopped by police, arrested and imprisoned, … [Read more...]