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WALL CITY, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2: THE WOMAN OF MY TOMORROW

October 21, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Myesha Newell There’s a girl i know well who went from court date to court date feeling spiritually drained, having to eat a sack lunch … [Read more...]

WALL CITY, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2: My birth plan is to deliver in a jail cell

October 21, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

A true story of women on their own in an Oklahoma lockup By Laci Berg as told to Mary Fish Story courtesy of Victoria Law My name is Laci. I … [Read more...]

Celebrating a community led by peaceful intention

September 16, 2019 by ANTHONY FAULK

The 2019 Day of Peace Celebration was a festival of music and healing featuring dynamic outsider performers and San Quentin talent. “This music … [Read more...]

Original play offers intimate look at doing time in prison

September 16, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Behind miles of razor wire and an electric fence, 23 prisoners housed in California State Prison – Los Angeles County (Lancaster) performed an … [Read more...]

Concert showcases Mad Mama, the Bona Fide Few, and the Bangers

September 16, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

The sounds of guitar riffs being shredded and vintage rock ’n’ roll rang throughout San Quentin’s Lower Yard for the prison’s annual … [Read more...]

Oakland Police Chief delivers apology at SQ Barbershop Forum

September 16, 2019 by Juan Haines

Oakland Police Chief Jane Kirkpatrick delivered an encouraging message of respect, hope and an apology for law enforcement misdeeds to more than 200 … [Read more...]

Demonstrating great achievement under difficult circumstances

September 16, 2019 by San Quentin News Staff

By David Ditto and Michael Johnson, Staff Writers. Tasseled caps and gowns flowed as diplomas, degrees and certificates were conferred in San … [Read more...]

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...]

Town Hall addresses the arrival of deaf prisoners

September 11, 2019 by ANTHONY FAULK

San Quentin State Prison will begin housing deaf prisoners, state officials report. “They just want to be a part of the education and self-help … [Read more...]