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Court aids sex offenders seeking early parole

March 20, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

California’s latest attempted to regulate who qualifies for early parole consideration hit a snag when its Superior Court ruled that the state cannot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, parole consideration, Proposition 57, sex offenders

Formerly incarcerated reduces violence in Richmond

March 19, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

James-Houston

James Houston used what he learned in San Quentin Prison to help reduce the murder rate and mentor young men in Richmond, the city across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: IPP, Profiles, PUP, Richmond, SQUIRES, VOEG

Living the good life after prison

February 16, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Johnson and his daughters, Naomi and Sheyane, at the Monterey aquarium

What does it take for a man coming out of prison to be successful in society? It took moral support from community members for formerly incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: San Quentin State Prison, SQ Warriors

Former San Quentin prisoner advocates for change

February 16, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Reggie Hola on a billboard in SacramentoGolden

While he was incarcerated, you would see Reginald “Reggie” Hola playing almost every sport, taking first in the Ironman contest or participating in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Advance Peace, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, ARC, Richmond, U.C. Berkeley Graduate school of Journalism

SQ New Year’s activities

February 15, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Tennis

Tournaments held at San Quentin over the holiday weekend secured the winners as champions going into the New Year. The tourneys included Scrabble, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Runners renew bonds in the new year

February 15, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Bruce, Markelle and Mike trot around the track

In the name of honoring community, members of the 1000 Mile Club held a half-marathon run on New Year’s Day. “What better way to kick off 2018 than in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 1000 Mile Club

Good luck follows SQ visit

February 15, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

SF Deltas

Visiting San Quentin State Prison may be good luck for a professional sports team that wants to win a championship. The San Francisco Deltas soccer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bob Myers, Golden State Warriors, Prison Sport Ministry, SF Delta

Bri Blue joins SQ community for World Aids Day

February 13, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Bri Blue, spoken-word artist

While former President Bill Clinton spoke at the AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Dec. 1, several organizations, and spoken … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Handball tournament builds camaraderie

January 18, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

David Mageo and L.Davis playing against each other

San Quentin’s handball court consists of a corridor wall outside a gym entrance, where there is only room for one game at a time. Some of the yard’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Holiday tournament winners

January 18, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, incarcerated people celebrated with tournaments in dominoes, pinochle, chess and three-on-three basketball … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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