More than 50 social justice organizations led by formerly incarcerated people met in Orlando, Fla., last month. The occasion was the second national … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2018
50 men graduate from California Re-entry Institute
The idea behind the California Re-entry Institute (CRI) is to begin the re-integration process in prison and continue support services once … [Read more...]
Beso Negro performs in year's final yard show at SQ
The Bay Area’s gypsy swing, band Beso Negro (Black Kiss) treated San Quentin prisoners to acoustic musical mastery at its Sept. 29 event, which was … [Read more...]
THE RIGHT “HIGH”
The word high: generally gets the attention of the incarcerated and is universally understood-but everyone has their own literal interpretation of the … [Read more...]
UNA SOLA CREACION
Cantemosle a la pradera Al rio y al rosal Y tambien al blanco cisne De belleza sinigual. Celebremos dia tras dia Y cantemosle a la luna Dia tras dia … [Read more...]
Experts urge more post-conviction support
America needs to significantly improve opportunities for inmates released from prison, three university professors and authors have stated. “Reform … [Read more...]
CA leads nation in women on Death Row
California leads the nation with 23 women on Death Row, but the condemned women are largely invisible and forgotten behind bars, and their stories … [Read more...]
A SAFER WORLD
WE all need a safer world Where you and I don’t live with fear Where the threat of war and violence Don’t Make people shed a tear Let’s get rid of … [Read more...]
Pastor Pham's message of love in and outside of SQ
Decades ago, in the midst of preaching the gospel, Pastor Tom Pham exited the podium, hopped onto a motorcycle and escaped the scene as the Vietnamese … [Read more...]
AROUND THE WORLD NOVEMBER 2018
“Some 70 million Americans have a criminal record – a number equal to Americans with a college degree,” according to the Brennan Center for … [Read more...]
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