Many of the men on the mainline know MAC President Johnson and Vice-president Alvarez. However, here is an introduction to the other four men who … [Read more...]

In U.S. academia, most school years begin in the month of September. “Asked on the Line” made an informal inquiry of men on the mainline and asked, … [Read more...]

A new Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) will help provide assurance to the Board of Parole Hearings that all laudatory letters, chronos and … [Read more...]

There are many state prisoners serving time in prison for crimes they did not commit. Often they were either wrongly convicted or “overcharged” by … [Read more...]

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation changing a number of rules affecting visitation of prison inmates. Senate Bill 843 was signed June … [Read more...]

Journalism Guild Writer“Asked on the Line” or AOTL, has reached its five-year milestone. In March 2011, the editors of the San Quentin News (SQN) … [Read more...]

After two elections, there are many new faces within the Men’s Advisory Council (MAC), and recently, new confirmations to the Executive Body took … [Read more...]

The federal and state constitution guarantee inmates the ability to bring their cases to court. However, most of them do so without lawyers. It is … [Read more...]