From an Oakland street corner to San Francisco’s “Tenderloin” district to San Quentin State Prison, the music of freestyle collective Curb Service … [Read more...]
Kid CAT’s hygiene drive raises money for homeless youth
A group of San Quentin prisoners collected money and hygiene items for Bay Area homeless youths. “Even in prison, guys got that spirit of … [Read more...]
Prisoners contributed their input on criminal justice reform
Criminal justice reform took center stage at a San Quentin State Prison forum that brought together inmates, social justice advocates, formerly … [Read more...]
Eight emerging artists turn chapel into raucous concert hall
On an otherwise quiet Sunday evening, nine guitars rang out in harmony and transformed San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel into a raucous concert … [Read more...]
Coalition For Justice: furthering community reform in prison
Every six months, new relationships are forged and the power of community becomes renewed through San Quentin’s Coalition For Justice (CFJ). The … [Read more...]
Incarcerated student challenges educators at national conference
An incarcerated Black college student challenged the nation’s prison educators to rethink how they consistently force predominant White cultural … [Read more...]
Former youth offenders start Kid CAT program at Lancaster
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...]
Professor Shaheen Pasha rethinks her views about life behind bars
When Professor Shaheen Pasha’s childhood friend, Tarik, was sentenced to life in prison, she was forced to rethink her views about life behind … [Read more...]
The restorative power of creative writing: Incarcerated people find healing through the written word
Inmates captivated a San Quentin audience of more than 100 on Oct. 20 in the Catholic chapel. They told stories inspired by their childhood, life in … [Read more...]
One member of Black liberation group paroles
Black activist Debbie Sims Africa overcame a decade of parole denials and finally received her freedom after serving nearly 40 years within … [Read more...]
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