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Tennis season starts in San Quentin

June 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Tim Thompson and Candace Davenport playing doubles

The Inside Tennis Team (ITT) split the matches, 2-2, with an outside guest in the San Quentin Tennis Season opener, where the only thing that mattered … [Read more...]

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Rick Barry’s free-throw style didn’t look cool…it just worked

May 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

If you saw a man shooting free throws differently than everybody else — like by holding the ball below his waist, crouching down slightly and … [Read more...]

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Teamwork helps 72-year-old complete six-mile race

May 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Darren Settlemeyer and Mike Keyes racing around the San Quentin Lower Yard

More than two dozen members of San Quentin’s running club ran 24 laps around the prison yard in a six-mile race, while a 72-year-old runner showed how … [Read more...]

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$20 bill – still another struggle for Harriet Tubman

May 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Harriet Tubman

Donald Trump’s election raises questions as to whether Harriet Tubman’s face will grace the new $20 bill, the Philadelphia Tribune reports. After … [Read more...]

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Inadequate medical treatment female inmates

May 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Medical treatment is inadequate for incarcerated women in California jails, the American Civil Liberties Union of California reports. Jails also fail … [Read more...]

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Victims of sexual abuse speak words of forgiveness

April 24, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Many incarcerated people believe sexual crimes committed against women and children warrant extreme punishments, but two survivors of childhood sexual … [Read more...]

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Warriors’ coach institutes no players left behind policy

April 23, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

On an chilly overcast day, 33 men tried out for the San Quentin Warriors, and none of them were cut from the team. “I love that a lot of people come … [Read more...]

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Oliver’s duty to country trumps his childhood dreams

April 23, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Paul Oliver grew up with dreams of playing in the NBA. When his father, a full-bird colonel, sent him to West Point Military Academy, he ran off. “I … [Read more...]

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Quarantine staggers 3-Mile Race, changing the results

April 23, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Skull’s first place was short lived; Taylor gains top spot on second day With West Block locked down, this year’s 1000 Mile Club three-mile race … [Read more...]

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Commissioner’s addiction won’t affect Intramural League season

April 23, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

‘I regret letting a lot of people down who counted on me. Now I’m clean’ Last year’s San Quentin Intramural Basketball League ended in controversy … [Read more...]

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