Hi. My name is William “G-Down” Shaw and I’ve been inprison since the age of 18. I was sentenced to 100 years, 4months, and 4 life sentences. For the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2020
Letter To The Editor: Bobby Beausoleill
My more than five decades of continuousimprisonment qualifies me, I believe, to express [toGovernor Newsom] on behalf of CDCR prisoners ingeneral, how … [Read more...]
Letter To The Editor, Edward Garza
Dear Executive Editor,As a young man, I began my time in SQ, 1980. I becamea man behind those walls. My family still has copies of theSan Quentin News … [Read more...]
Letter To The Editor: Jack Kirsch
POEM by Jack Kirsch @ Federal Correctional Complex, Florida JAILHOUSE MOUSEI woke one night and saw him run beneath my door, then he raninto my … [Read more...]
Two legends who made an impact in the world
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is considered one of the brilliant legal minds of the century. As pink ribbons are donned for the month of October, America … [Read more...]
The Beat Within, November 2020
Your writing should reflect a positive message that helps the youth make better decisions in life. Your stories will be read by the youth in detention … [Read more...]
US Department of Justice to limit legal rights
Civil rights advocates are fearful that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) may use the country’s national emergencies, such as the coronavirus and … [Read more...]