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Officer Davis Walks His Last Mile in San Quentin

April 1, 2015 by JulianGlenn Padgett

For three decades, Correctional Officer Keith Davis walked the gun rails and halls of San Quentin State Prison. Now on the eve of his retirement, he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Staff Profile

From Nearly Dead … to Alive and Near Release

December 31, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

After 34 years in prison, Dennis Wayne Pratt is scheduled to walk out of San Quentin on Feb. 1 – a former drug addict who has turned his life in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Rochelle Edwards Transitions Out of VOEG’s Leadership

August 26, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

For a decade Rochelle Edwards has counseled San Quentin inmates through her program Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG). Now preparing to move on, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Wrongful Identification Still Haunts Inmate Guy Miles

July 26, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

According to court papers, there is strong evidence that San Quentin inmate Guy Miles has been incarcerated for 16 years for crimes based upon a … [Read more...]

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CRI Program Celebrates Its First Graduation

June 25, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Collette Carroll, the program director of San Quentin’s California Reentry Institute, continues her late husband’s work by teaching inmates tools for … [Read more...]

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Jonathan ‘Smiley’ Wilkerson Transitions Back To Society After More Than Three Decades

June 25, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

San Quentin’s Jonathan Wilkerson went from the juvenile system to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and now after more than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Judge James Lambden Visits San Quentin

May 25, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Most people don’t understand the difference between the court system and the prison system, says a retired appeals court judge on a recent visit to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Native Hawaiian Religious Group Celebrates First Makahiki Event

April 24, 2014 by JulianGlenn Padgett

The Native Hawaiian religious group of San Quentin made history when it performed its New Year Fertility event, the Makahiki, inside the prison. “The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

‘I’ve Tried to Make Up for the Pain’

December 22, 2013 by JulianGlenn Padgett

Brian Shipp’s incarceration began with him in a state of humiliation. After his arrest for kidnap and robbery, he was taken to the hospital and placed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

San Quentin Hosts the First Rabbi of an African Tribe

December 22, 2013 by JulianGlenn Padgett

San Quentin was host to the first rabbi of an African tribe with a century-old history in Judaism. In 2003, Gershom Sizomou was trained as a rabbi at … [Read more...]

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