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BOOK REVIEW: The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen (2001)

August 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (2001) opens with a storyline that is hard and edgy. However, as the characters come to life, detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: book review

HBO film O.G. reviewed at Sing Sing prison

September 11, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

Incarcerated audience was invited to engage in Q&A dialogue with film’s director Madeleine Sackler The groundbreaking film O.G. was shown to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: HBO film O.G., marcus henderson, Sing Sing prison

Power Source group commemorates first-ever YOP graduation

September 11, 2019 by Joe Garcia

San Quentin youth offenders came together on their own—in a grassroots ceremony on June 23, to commemorate the first-ever graduating cycle of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Featured, Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: Joe Garcia, Power Source group

Removal of books from prison library seen as attempt to censor black history

September 11, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

The Danville Correctional Center in Illinois has removed more than 200 books from its library, volunteers from the Education Justice Project and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Institutions, Legal Tagged With: black history, Danville Correctional Center in Illinois

Ken Burns brings Country Music to SQ

September 10, 2019 by Joe Garcia

Ken Burns, Julie Dunfey and Dayton Duncan hosting a Q&A for their PBS documentary Country Music

Ken Burns came to the San Quentin chapel and delivered an exclusive prison screening of his latest American gospel, Country Music. The July 24 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: Country Music at SQ, Joe Garcia, Ken Burns

East Oakland Times publisher Tio MacDonald

July 15, 2019 by Juan Haines

Duane Miles & Tio MacDonald

Many people in the San Quentin writing community are familiar with East Oakland Times and its publisher, Tio MacDonald. Dime after dime goes to his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: East Oakland times, My crime series, Tio MacDonald

The documentary Q Ball premieres at San Quentin

July 10, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Members of the San Quentin general population, Heist Projects and CNN watching Q Ball.

“My first visit to The Q with the Warriors was an experience I will never forget” On a rainy Wednesday evening in the middle of May, Q Ball … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Sports Tagged With: Kevin Durant, Q Ball, Warriors

PEN America releases Issue: 21 Mythologies

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

No matter the restriction, the control mechanism or oppression, PEN America is a platform for authentic stories—voices that ring loud and free on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: BROTHERS IN PEN, PEN America

Formerly incarcerated author, Donna Hylton

October 18, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Donna Hylton, who was abused as a child, spent 27 years in prison and wrote a book about how she turned her life around. She said her mission today is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Most Read, Profiles Tagged With: Black women, incarcerated women

"The Force" by Don Winslow

October 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

In the wake of the public demanding more transparency in police departments, The Force is a novel with characters led by police officer Denny Malone, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: Juan's Book Review

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