Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is from a Letter To The Editor from Samuel Sher, who visited San Quentin recently with a group sponsored by the … [Read more...]
The Turnaround State? Does California Have One of the Finest Prison Systems in the Nation?
Gov. Jerry Brown has combined leadership on reducing California’s bloated prison population with relentless attacks on the courts, whose orders have … [Read more...]
Capital Punishment: One Person’s Moral Dilemma
Death penalty or Life Without Parole – Will someone please be kind enough to tell me which of two evils is the “lesser” one? Maybe then I’ll know if I … [Read more...]
A Rare Press Visit to Death Row
Since 2007, members of the press have not been allowed access in any of the three Death Row buildings at San Quentin State Prison. However, recently … [Read more...]
Congressional Attention Focuses on Cost of Prison Phone Calls
Two congressmen are urging the Federal Communications Commission to act quickly to curb “exorbitant” costs when prison inmates telephone relatives and … [Read more...]
Actors Relate Personal Stories in Famed Hamlet Play
The Hebrew prayer sung by Julian Glenn Padgett rang through the auditorium just inside San Quentin State Prison’s gates. It opened Padgett’s … [Read more...]
S.F. Launches Neighborhood Courts
San Francisco’s Neighborhood Courts were created by the District Attorney’s Office as a means to use restorative justice to reduce recidivism and … [Read more...]
Parents in Prison Can Still Help Their Children
Incarcerated parents have the power to make positive differences in their children’s lives. As a teacher in alternative education, my children often … [Read more...]
Memorial Honors Fellow Prisoner
The San Quentin community came together in the Garden Chapel to memorialize and commemorate Levelt Duverne, 39. Duverne’s April 25 suicide stunned the … [Read more...]
About The Prison University Project at S.Q.
Frequently asked questions about the San Quentin College Program (aka “Patten University at San Quentin” or “Prison University Project”) – July … [Read more...]
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