Archives for December 2018

10th annual San Quentin CARES "Walk for a Cure" builds community

December 30, 2018 by David Ditto

Community members, volunteers and San Quentin inmates joined forces the first weekend in October to fight breast cancer at the 10th Annual “Walk for a … [Read more...]

Homeless center helps to reduce overdoses of addicted teens

December 30, 2018 by John Lam

A homeless center for youths in San Francisco has found success reducing overdoses and helping addicted teens find sobriety through harm … [Read more...]

Former youth offenders start Kid CAT program at Lancaster

December 30, 2018 by Joe Garcia

The successful San Quentin Kid CAT program for youth offenders is expanding to Lancaster Prison, thanks to help from three former inmates. “It was … [Read more...]

Rival teams join forces for All-Star basketball game

December 30, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Wives, fathers, girlfriends, sons, fiancés, brothers, and old friends surrounded an outdoor basketball court bordered by barbwire to experience the … [Read more...]

Native Hawaiian Religious Group holds annual feast

December 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

San Quentin was treated to a Hawaiian celebration of food, laughs and music. About 75 prisoners and two dozen Bay Area community members enjoyed … [Read more...]

Damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services

December 29, 2018 by Achilles

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is plagued by staff shortages that are having damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services, re- ported … [Read more...]

Incarcerated women bringing #MeToo movement to prisons

December 29, 2018 by Lisa Strawn

Women on the outside are doing their work to bring incarcerated women into the #MeToo movement. According to a piece from The Fire Inside, the … [Read more...]