A fashion designer/environmentalist returned to San Quentin in order to include the prison’s incarcerated population in the design of a gigantic flag … [Read more...]
STARS BEHIND BARS:
North Carolina nonprofit visits San Quentin,aims to improve reentry opportunities in NC A mentor of incarcerated people in North Carolina said that … [Read more...]
SQ debuts hi-tech audio engineering program
Four days a week, Yu “Paul” Chen gets up early. He makes his way through a checkpoint and then a heavy, medieval-looking metal door to sit behind a … [Read more...]
SQ residents observe annual Day of Peace
After 15 years, the event’s original legacy is in danger of being forgotten In 2006, Blacks and Mexicans rioted on San Quentin’s Lower … [Read more...]
“The Mars Room” By Rachel Kushner
Romy Hall is serving two life sentences for killing the man stalking her. Her only concern—her son, who’s been swallowed by child protective services, … [Read more...]
No strings attached
Returning Citizen Stimulus program provides cash assistance to formerly incarcerated Giving financial support to people getting out of prison is … [Read more...]
NY bans Thompson’s “Blood in the Water”
A prominent author who exposed malfeasance by New York prison authorities in the notorious 1971 Attica uprising has taken New York’s correctional … [Read more...]
Uncuffed alumni attend international prison radio conference in Norway
Several returning citizens, previously residents of San Quentin State Prison, joined prison staffers and producers of a public radio station for the … [Read more...]
Formerly incarcerated vet to serve on Veterans’ Justice Commission
A Washington DC based think-tank invited formerly incarcerated marine veteran Ron Self to serve on a commission, aimed at drawing attention to … [Read more...]
ACT program promotes empathy, broadens perspectives
After serving 36 years, seven months, Tommy “Shakur” Ross counted down the last four days of serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole in … [Read more...]
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