The recording artist Krishna Das and friends took a small group of men at San Quentin on a journey of enlightenment through the soothing sounds of … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
Religious holiday transforms former inmate to rabbi
Mark Borovitz is a rabbi, a recovering alcoholic and former prison inmate who says the Jewish High Holidays helped him turn his life around. “I was … [Read more...]
California intenta erradicar uso celulares en la prisión
Después de varios años de fracaso, el Sistema Estatal de Prisiones de California esta implementando una nueva estrategia para detener el contrabando … [Read more...]
Job training at Sierra Conservation Center
Vocational programs such as auto mechanics, carpentry, masonry and welding offered Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) in Jamestown offers inmates a … [Read more...]
Boys Town organization offers second chance for troubled teens
A Nebraskan town offers children in trouble with the law a last chance at redemption. “These young people are about to become citizens of the most … [Read more...]
Former correctional officer helps at-risk youths
Former correctional officer Octavio Leal joined the San Diego Boys to Men Mentoring Network to help keep at-risk boys from traveling down the path … [Read more...]
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Few would connect author Zora Neale Hurston with movie director Spike Lee. But, if you know Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1987), you’re familiar with … [Read more...]
Project Avary’s ways to work with inmates’ children
By reading letters to their children, men incarcerated at San Quentin contributed to a documentary, Love Letters to Our Fathers, about building a … [Read more...]
MAC is barred from intervening in inmates’ personal complaints
There are often incidents or situations that can disrupt the life of a state prisoner. At San Quentin, the men in blue have several options to address … [Read more...]
Goodbye, valued reader.
This is the last “Asked On The Line” that shall be written for the San Quentin News, so this is goodbye. The first “Asked On The Line” was published … [Read more...]