Inmate pianists and guitarists performed in a recital: Dancing with the Keys plus Bach, Beethoven and The Blues. San Quentin State Prison’s Catholic Chapel hosted the March 20 event for about 45 inmates and outside guests as students from the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Shakespeare Play a Hit with Prison Audience
A Court Jester’s comical version of the Harlem Shake dance and audience participation revamped Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It,” making it a hit with the San Quentin State Prison audience. “I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at a Shakespeare … [Read more...]
San Quentin Inmates Perform The Tempest
Inmate Nythell “Nate” Collins, 40, said acting lessons from Marin Shakespeare Company have helped him understand the human condition of oppression. “How did he come up with all this stuff?” Collins asked about Shakespeare. “What was his thought … [Read more...]
July 2016 News Briefs
Honolulu, Hawaii — An inmate serving time in a private prison in Arizona has filed a lawsuit over the prison system’s policy requiring all mail to and from inmates to be written in English, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports. The English-only mail … [Read more...]
Sistema de Fianza Necesita Reforma
El sistema de fianzas que mantiene encarcelados a gente de escasos recursos económicos injustamente, necesita una reforma, de acuerdo a Cantil-Sakauye Tani Jefe de Justicia en California. “No deberíamos penalizar a la gente de escasos recursos … [Read more...]
United States Became More Punitive in Last Three Decades
The United States has become increasingly punitive, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts 2016 study. “As measured by the punishment rate, the U.S. became 165 percent more punitive from 1983 to 2013,” reported the Pew study, “The Punishment Rate.” The … [Read more...]
Análisis Sobre Niveles de Encarcelamiento
Los Estados Unidos se han convertido en una nación con altos niveles de encarcelamiento, informa un estudio del Pew Charitable Trust. De 1983 al 2013 los Estados Unidos alcanzaron un nivel alto en sus sentencias con un 165%, reporta un estudio … [Read more...]
TRUST Spanish Anger Management Graduation
The first TRUST-sponsored Spanish-speaking anger management graduation was held in San Quentin’s Catholic chapel. The ceremony is one of only a few programs exclusively dedicated to the Spanish speakers at San Quentin. The celebration was nothing … [Read more...]
Men Graduate from Seminary School
The Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS) graduated 14 spiritually committed men in San Quentin on June 10. The seminary provides educational and ministry experience to prisoners under its contextualized leadership development (CLD) … [Read more...]
Seventeen Inmates Graduate From Alliance for Change
After taking classes four days a week for three and a half months, 17 men inside San Quentin completed the Alliance for Change Social Justice Group. For Isaac Rubio Flores, who spent 18 years in security housing units (SHU) it is the first self-help … [Read more...]