David Basile walked outside the walls of San Quentin on June 3, a free man after more than 30 years of incarceration. Convicted of first-degree murder … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
Wrongful Identification Still Haunts Inmate Guy Miles
According to court papers, there is strong evidence that San Quentin inmate Guy Miles has been incarcerated for 16 years for crimes based upon a … [Read more...]
San Quentin Prisoners Share Their Talents at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ Exhibit
Artists behind the walls of San Quentin have blurred the boundaries of community. Artwork from the men who take part in the art classes sponsored by … [Read more...]
Banquet Celebrates the Strong Work of Kid CAT
‘Youth are guided through nurturing and compassionate and educational opportunities’ On July 2, a social event at the prison chapel brought together … [Read more...]
Inner Peace Through Mind and Body
Prisoners considering the relationship between mind, body and inner peace cannot take a review of James Fox and his concept of yoga lightly. Numerous … [Read more...]
A Celebration In My Imagination
The following guest column is by Larry Stiner Jr., the eldest son of Watani Stiner, the author of the O.G. column. There’s a celebration going on in … [Read more...]
Executive Editor, Bill Keller Leaves New York Times For New Project
One of America’s leading newspaper editors has left to join a new criminal justice reporting organization. The former New York Times executive editor, … [Read more...]
National Science Foundation Honors Ashley Schappell
The National Science Foundation has honored a renowned psychologist who once taught college classes at San Quentin by awarding her $25,000 to research … [Read more...]
Metta World Peace Visits San Quentin’s GRIP Class
GRIP is about taking offenders and graduating them into servants of humankind National Basketball Association veteran Metta World Peace, formerly … [Read more...]
Musician Mark Hummel Provides Advice and Entertainment to the Men in Blue
The blues harmonica is not heard often in modern society’s pop music. The prison subculture is no exception, but that did not hinder harmonica blues … [Read more...]