New plans to give time reduction credits for nearly every inmate statewide Thanks to a recent ballot measure, California will soon be drafting new … [Read more...]
Kurt Vonnegut's take on a Shakespeare play
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. cleverly converts Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be” to 2BR02B, his version of the decision “to be or not to be.” Vonnegut’s … [Read more...]
News Briefs
Alabama — Thomas Arthur, 75, was executed on May 25 by lethal injection. The majority of death sentences are handed down in 2 two percent of the … [Read more...]
SQ veterans pay tribute on Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, more than two dozen men serving time in San Quentin paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of America’s wars. The men stood in military … [Read more...]
High tech training draws huge inauguration crowd
To enrich your life, “clear out the old and bring in the new,” Titan Gilroy said to more than two dozen inmates getting ready for a new vocational … [Read more...]
Hundreds come to celebrate peace, health and prosperity on Good Friday
Inside San Quentin State Prison last April, hundreds of prisoners heeded the meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jehovah’s Witnesses invited … [Read more...]
Prop. 57 optimistic mood was short-lived
Secretary Scott Kernan of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation listened to suggestions from San Quentin inmates about awarding time … [Read more...]
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Few would connect author Zora Neale Hurston with movie director Spike Lee. But, if you know Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1987), you’re familiar with … [Read more...]
‘Get on the Bus’ unites children with their incarcerated parents
Ana González-Lane says she was “pretty scared and freaked out” the first time she came into San Quentin State Prison nine years ago. “It was such a … [Read more...]
News Briefs
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — County jail staff cut Terrill Thomas’ access to water in his cell for seven consecutive days before he died of dehydration, USA … [Read more...]
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