Dear Kid CAT, I am writing this letter to show my appreciation to you for allowing those of us sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP) as youths a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2018
Commutation granted to John Vaden
After serving 15 years of a 19-year-to-life term for second-degree murder, John Vaden received an exceptionally rare commutation from California Gov. … [Read more...]
SQ New Year’s activities
Tournaments held at San Quentin over the holiday weekend secured the winners as champions going into the New Year. The tourneys included Scrabble, … [Read more...]
Runners renew bonds in the new year
In the name of honoring community, members of the 1000 Mile Club held a half-marathon run on New Year’s Day. “What better way to kick off 2018 than in … [Read more...]
Good luck follows SQ visit
Visiting San Quentin State Prison may be good luck for a professional sports team that wants to win a championship. The San Francisco Deltas soccer … [Read more...]
Final soccer game
The San Quentin Youngsters soccer team was eager for some “get back” against the visiting Hermanos Unidos team but ended the season with another loss. … [Read more...]
Los Deltas Ganan el Campeonato del NASL
Visitar la Prisión de San Quentin podría ser de suerte para cualquier equipo profesional que desee ganar un campeonato. El equipo de Fútbol … [Read more...]
Women in male prisons
Canada’s prison inspector has sharply criticized its correctional facilities, especially the practice of housing women in a men’s institution due to … [Read more...]
Universities divest from prisons
The societal damage caused by the nation’s mass incarceration problem is now being addressed by many American universities and colleges. Fiscal … [Read more...]
San Quentin fire captains tackle recent fire storms
San Quentin firehouse captains did their part in fighting the North Bay fires. The captains joined strike teams and assisted in evacuations, stationed … [Read more...]