Women prisoners in Utah are given the opportunity to participate in a ”bedtime stories” program as a way to bond with their families, reports Keri … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Senators Aim to Revive Shrunken Juvenile Justice Funds
In the course of a decade, federal funding for juvenile justice declined to about half of what was appropriated when Congress last reauthorized the … [Read more...]
Julius Caesar and Macbeth Entertain 600 Guests
In a week’s span, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Macbeth were performed at San Quentin State Prison for audiences that totaled more than 600 guests … [Read more...]
Kid CAT Hosts Amala’s All-Day Walk for Fund Raising
Nearly two dozen volunteers from the Amala Foundation ventured inside San Quentin on May 31 for an all-day walk, sponsored by Kid CAT, that raised … [Read more...]
Prisoners Reminiscence About Fourth of July
The month of July is the fourth of seven months with 31 days. A full moon is expected on Thursday, July 2, and again on Friday, July 31. On Saturday, … [Read more...]
Feelings of ‘Hate, Resentment, and Bitterness’ in “B” Section
The following is reprinted from the San Quentin News, July 23, 1971. “Bastille by the Bay,” by J. Pence Wagner. The crash of the porcelain wash basin … [Read more...]
July 2015 News Briefs
Roseburg, Ore. — Jesse Stuart Fanus has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for a 1998 murder that once had him on Death Row. The death … [Read more...]
Botched Executions Spark National Debate on Death Penalty
Death penalty states had great difficulty obtaining the combination of drugs needed to execute inmates in 2014. “This past year, the number of inmates … [Read more...]
The Gambler directed by Rupert Wyatt
“I want a real love, a real house, a real thing to do every day,” Mark Wahlberg says, playing the lead in director Rupert Wyatt’s The Gambler. He’s … [Read more...]
Consensus of Death by Kenneth R. Brydon
It makes sense that fictional writers mostly write from what they know. Author Kenneth R. Brydon does just that. “The intent of my writing is to … [Read more...]