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Archives for August 2018

Nitrogen gas could be new method for executions

August 8, 2018 by Sergio

Nitrogen gas may be the next method of state-sanctioned executions, according to The New York Times. Many states are considering the gas as an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: execution, executional method, lethal drug, New York Times, Nitrogen gas, prison

139 prisoners nationwide were exonerated in 2017

August 8, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Ledura Watkins spent more than 41 years in a Michigan prison before being cleared of a murder he did not commit. He was just one of 139 exonerations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California’s prison system, Conviction Integrity Units, Innocence Organizations, Prison University Project, The National Registry of Exonerations, Ventura County Conviction Integrity Unit

Letters to the Editor by June & Bobby Bostic

August 8, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

“I have been receiving the SQ News for several years and am continually impressed by the way it offers articles for both those on the inside and those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters

SQ Warriors lose a squeaker to ex-pros, 70-66

August 8, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

The San Quentin Warriors hung with a Green Team stacked with former pro basketball players but their valiant effort fell short in the final minute of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Diego, former pros, Golden State Warriors, Harry “ATL” Smith, NBA D-League, San Quentin Warriors

SQ Kings give Stanford team the business, 54-50

August 8, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Several graduate students from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) tried their hand at basketball against the San Quentin Kings 40-and-over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: basketball, Stanford, stanford business, stanford sports

"The American soldier standing guard at Christmas"

August 8, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed around the room and cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: letters, poetry, Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out, Vietnam veterans

Quentin soccer loses to Outsiders…but still smiling

August 8, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

The San Quentin Soccer B-team was shut out 4-0 by the visiting Outsiders, but the players were still smiling because the soccer program has grown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: Andrew Crawford, Outsiders soccer, San Francisco Deltas

NY’s Metropolitan Museum of Art comes to SQ

August 8, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

AJ Gonzales on the piano

Representatives from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, seeking music for a ballet production, traveled cross-country to hear from incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Charlie Spencer, Ear Hustle, Earlonne Woods, Fame, Kelly Griffin, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nigel Poor, Robert May

Hardtimers softball team rallies over Prison Sports Ministry

August 8, 2018 by Timothy Hicks

The Prison Sports Ministry softball team jumped out to an early lead but the San Quentin Hard Timers rallied back to win 18 to 11. In the 1st inning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Prison Sports Ministry, San Quentin Hard Timers, softball

Champion running coaches honored at San Quentin

August 8, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

A night of training runs for the 1000 Mile Club at San Quentin turned into an opportunity to honor coaches Diana Fitzpatrick and Dylan Bowman for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: 1000 Mile Club, Dylan Bowman, San Quentin Marathon

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