The San Quentin Protestant Chapel was transformed into a Shakespeare stage with inmates and free volunteer actors before an audience of about 300 … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
A Counselor’s Advice as to Why It’s Important To Treat Prisoners’ Substance Abuse Problems
Thomas Gorham is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a certified alcohol and drug counselor who has been working with prisoners in San … [Read more...]
San Quentin News’ Five-Year Anniversary
This is our five-year anniversary for resurrection of the San Quentin News and we have accomplished a lot, despite numerous hurdles. We started back … [Read more...]
June 2013 News Briefs
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Rasberry Williams, 67 is being given a chance at freedom after serving 38 years of a life sentence for killing his neighbor. In a rare … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day
Raising four children successfully while incarcerated is almost unheard of, but that is exactly what Nick Garcia has done with the help of his wife of … [Read more...]
An ‘OG’s’ Perspective
Who’s Wrong and Where’s the Respect? I was on my way down the stairway to the lower yard, heading toward the San Quentin newsroom, when I was … [Read more...]
Female Prison Population Increased Dramatically Since the 1980’s
The incarceration rate of females has increased by over 500 percent since the 1980s. There are key factors that sustain female criminality, including … [Read more...]
Blindness by Jose Saramago
Blindness takes on a wide-range of social ills: over-population, the government’s apathy toward the middle class, the relationship between selfishness … [Read more...]
Health & Wellness
Your mouth is a gateway to your body. There are more bacteria living in your mouth than there are people on Earth. Most of the bacteria are harmless, … [Read more...]
Some California Counties Are Refusing to Sign New Contracts
Most California counties claim federal reimbursements for prison health care do not cover the cost, and are refusing to sign new contracts, the … [Read more...]