‘The faith community can assist inmates and their families’ Religious communities are celebrating the recent action of the Federal Communications … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
ACLU Pushes for Lower Rates on Intra-State Calls
‘Prison phone companies shouldn’t be able to profit off families and prisoners’ The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is sponsoring a petition … [Read more...]
S.Q. and Marin Shakespeare Collaborate On Play Inspired by ‘Merchant of Venice’
As the fog descended upon San Quentin in the early hours of Nov. 8, anxiety rose among the men and women waiting to enter the gates of San Quentin to … [Read more...]
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Reveals Life in Prison
As someone who has spent nearly two decades in prison, I approached Piper Kerman’s book about her 15-month stint in a federal prison with some … [Read more...]
Ridding the Mindset of Violence
Though I was not directly responsible for the January 17, 1969 UCLA campus shooting deaths of John Huggins and “Bunchy” Carter, I have come to … [Read more...]
Wellness Corner
The ultimate upper body exercise is the push-up, says Convict Conditioning author and coach Paul Wade. It’s no secret that push-ups build strength and … [Read more...]
Prisoners Asked to Relive a Past Winter Holiday
The nipping and chilly air of winter has come to San Quentin which is a reminder to many of us of the holiday seasons of long ago. Asked on the Line … [Read more...]
Oragami Cranes Decorate San Francisco City Hall’s Holiday Tree
Every December, San Francisco City Hall displays a huge holiday tree in its rotunda. The tree is decorated with thousands of origami cranes and stars … [Read more...]
San Quentin Prisoner Writes Unique Obituary Before His Passing
Editor’s Note: George Burns passed away on Oct. 16, 2013. Burns was one of the eight inmates honored at a memorial service held in the Protestant … [Read more...]
UC Berkeley Students Praise S.Q. Programs
Editor’s note: For security reasons, The San Quentin Education Staff requests San Quentin News use only the first names of the college students in … [Read more...]