My thanks to the San Quentin News staff for inviting me to write a few words about my involvement with the resurrection of the San Quentin News in … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
San Quentin Warriors victory over Golden State
The Golden State (GS) Warriors are national champions, but after their sixth annual road game behind the walls of San Quentin State Prison. They lost … [Read more...]
Project Avary fundraises for kids of incarcerated parents
Having a parent behind bars was the theme of San Quentin’s inaugural Walk for the Next Generation, which brought to light stories of pain, solidarity, … [Read more...]
The over use of pepper spray on juveniles
Guards at a Wisconsin youth detention facility were found to have pepper-sprayed teenage inmates more than 100 times in the first six months of the … [Read more...]
Taking an opportunity for change leads to going home
Given a second chance, Philip Melendez took the opportunity and turned his criminal life around and became the latest Kid CAT member to be found … [Read more...]
Kid CAT facilitator curriculum now available
Attention Readers: Kid CAT Childhood development curriculum and facilitator manual is now available. If you are interested in creating a Kid CAT … [Read more...]
Kid CAT Speaks by Amber R. CCWF
Dear Kid CAT, I am a juvenile offender and lifer. I was 16 when I was arrested for murder in 2003. I am very hopeful about the new youth laws sweeping … [Read more...]
2016 CA dept. report shows over 60,000 arrest of minors
There were more than 60,000 arrests of minors in California in 2016, according to a recent report by the California Department of Justice. More than … [Read more...]
Kid CAT and The Beat Within
Kid CAT and The Beat Within hold monthly writing workshops. The Beat Within conducts writing workshops in juvenile detention centers throughout the … [Read more...]
Experience trumps youth once again
The OGs beat the Youngsters, 5-3, in another summer evening San Quentin soccer match; this one with members from the San Francisco Delta on both … [Read more...]