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PUP Instructors Teaching The Influence of Images

October 1, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

Photographs by Ansel Adams and other noted artists were featured in the recent Art Appreciation class taught by San Quentin’s Prison University … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Prison Programs

A Message of Love by a Unique Production

June 29, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

Hitland brought its annual production of “The Grave Robber” back to San Quentin with a message of love and the question of what will you do with your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

Asian Theater Classes Promote Racial Unity

June 29, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

During the fall semester, Patten University offered a course in Asian- and African-American Theater. The African lessons were later dropped due to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Education

UC Berkeley Professor Shares His Love Of Writing With S.Q. Prisoners

May 29, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

Poetry professor Geoffrey O’Brien shares his love of writing with San Quentin inmates as a volunteer English teacher for the Prison University … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Poetry

Unique S.Q. Group Raises Awareness About Life Sentences Through Rap Music

May 29, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

A group of San Quentin inmates, who were sentenced to life as youth, use rap to raise awareness of youth life sentences. As the arrest rate of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

Lawsuit To Reform California’s Public Education Funding System

January 1, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

A second lawsuit aimed at reform for California’s public education finance system has been filed in Alameda County Superior Court. This lawsuit is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal

Christian Theatrical Group Impacts S.Q.

January 1, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

The San Quentin Garden Chapel’s drama team continues to perform impactful Biblical messages through modern day theatrical productions. However, unlike … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Religious Programs

Film Production – A Marketable Skill After Parole

January 1, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

The San Quentin Media Department plays a major role in San Quentin’s prisoners rehabilitation. Under the supervision of Larry Schneider, prisoners are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Parole and Release

Healing With Jazz

January 1, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

Tom Harrell is a world-renowned trumpeter who suffers from schizophrenia. While playing, and only while playing, all symptoms of his illness, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

Making a Difference Through Music

January 1, 2011 by La Quan Hayes

Kurt Huget teaches guitar on Thursday evenings in San Quentin’s upper yard Art Center. He also regularly performs at meals for the needy at St. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

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