When the Rattlestick Theater commissioned playwright and San Quentin volunteer Cori Thomas to write a play in 2016, she penned a draft featuring a … [Read more...]
Prison artists display their work in San Rafael’s Bartolini Gallery
Incarcerated artists under the tutelage of the William James’ Arts & Correction program produced “museum- quality” paintings that were displayed … [Read more...]
Options program graduates men from San Quentin’s reception center
Fermin Fernandez says he used meth for 41 years starting when he was 13. “I thanked the officer for arresting me. I wanted to quit but couldn’t just … [Read more...]
Incarcerated athletes celebrate the new year through sports
Men at San Quentin watched the New Year come in on small television sets locked inside their cells, but when the yard opened the following morning, … [Read more...]
1000 Mile Running Club’s record breaking marathon finishers
Neither delays, wet weather or injuries prevented 1000 Mile Running Club members from recording breaking performances at the 12th Annual San Quentin … [Read more...]
Evaluating the impact of Black activist athletes
For over 50 years Black professional athletes have used their platforms to fight for equality, often at the cost of their careers, but are they making … [Read more...]
Oldest starting San Quentin Kings player still has it
At 57 years old, Oris “Pep” Williams is one of the oldest players on the San Quentin Kings and one of the best. For him, basketball has been life … [Read more...]
RJ forum discusses the topic of intellectual disabilities and healing
Mrs. Leigh Ann Davis flew in from Texas to speak at a Restorative Justice (RJ) symposium at San Quentin on the topic of supporting people with … [Read more...]
Brown signed two laws giving the public more access to police records
In 2017, police officers shot and killed 172 people in California. The police didn’t have to make public any records that could help distinguish … [Read more...]
Green Team recruits two men off the yard to beat Warriors
A road closure left the Green Team with only five players, including the 65-year old Don Smith, for a full court game schedule against the San Quentin … [Read more...]
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