A prison chapel served as a theater for San Quentin inmates as they revealed some of the hardest parts of prison life through performances inspired by … [Read more...]
Fox Sports News Team Films Lower Yard Action
San Quentin’s music program filled the air with jazz and rhythm and blues Oct. 17 as inmates enjoyed sporting activities on the prison’s Lower … [Read more...]
Death Penalty Ban Moves Toward 2016 Ballot
Former M.A.S.H. star and anti-death penalty advocate Mike Farrell filed papers that would end the death penalty in California in the state’s attorney … [Read more...]
Time to Reshape Your Narrative
“If we’re not shaping our own narrative, then we’re giving into what’s out there about who you are,” inmate Emile DeWeaver told a classroom of … [Read more...]
The Bitter Truth Behind High Cost of Incarceration
Four decades of high incarceration rates in the U.S. are “destroying families and communities, especially those that are already vulnerable to health … [Read more...]
The Women of San Quentin: Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons by Kristin Schreier Lyseggen
When Kristin Schreier Lyseggen moved from her native Norway to Berkeley, she saw it as an opportunity to understand the lives of people struggling to … [Read more...]
Solitary Confinement Grows in United States
Use of segregated housing in U.S. prisons and jails has risen significantly in recent years, even as evidence grows that the practice harms … [Read more...]
Vocational Trades Give Prisoners Hope for Success After Release
Inmates doing time at San Quentin State Prison take good advantage of one prison system idea that’s designed to ensure they leave prison with a … [Read more...]
GED Preparation Class Transforms Prisoners’ Lives
At 19 years old, high school dropout LaDelle Jackson committed a minor felony and spent two years in state prison. Jackson said his prison experience … [Read more...]
Mentally Ill Inmates Lack Access to Treatment
Inmates suffering severe mental disorders are being denied timely access to inpatient treatment, according to a former chief psychiatrist and medical … [Read more...]
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