Archives for August 2017

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

August 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (1985), is an account of a woman’s life in a world deprived of the expression of individuality and personal … [Read more...]

USC law students are changing the legal landscape for the incarcerated

August 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Law school students are changing the legal landscape for the incarcerated serving life sentences in California. Inmates’ prison terms and life … [Read more...]

Honoring Black veterans is critical to solving present-day issues

August 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Honoring the burden borne by Black veterans during the lynching era is critical to recovering from the terror of the past as we face challenges of the … [Read more...]

Olympic gold medalist visits SQ

August 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

The 1972 Olympic Gold Medal winner Eddie Hart shared tips about running and overcoming adversity with the runners of San Quentin’s 1000 Mile Club. “No … [Read more...]

Top 49ers rookies tour prison

August 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Meeting Forty-Niners first-round draft pick Solomon Thomas motivated Deshonnte Jones, 21, an incarcerated standout high school running back, to keep … [Read more...]

San Francisco Deltas plays fútbol on a prison yard

August 1, 2017 by Eddie Herena

For the first time in memory, professional soccer club members visited San Quentin Prison for a clinic and game with about two dozen incarcerated … [Read more...]

Suns beat the San Quentin A’s and Giants in double-header

August 1, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

The visiting Santa Monica Suns outshined the San Quentin A’s and Giants baseball teams in an intense double-header. The Suns edged the A’s 14-12 and … [Read more...]

The Green Team beats the new 2017 Warriors, 79-67

August 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

The visiting Green Team basketball players encountered something unexpected when they came to San Quentin’s Lower Yard. What they noticed was a … [Read more...]

78 receive certificates from the Substance Abuse Disorder Program

August 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Incarcerated graduates who took a mandatory Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment program said the program inspired them to change. “At first I was … [Read more...]