James Kilgore’s instructional breakdown about mass incarceration in America preaches to the choir. That being said, doesn’t every choir need a strong … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

“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...]

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...]

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...]