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Grammy Winner LeCrae Moore’s inspirational message

September 16, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Two-time Grammy-winning rapper LeCrae Moore used a hip-hop performance at San Quentin State Prison on July 24 to deliver inspirational messages and … [Read more...]

Susan Burton advocating for justice

September 12, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Susan Burton was exactly where she wanted to be that day in May— back in prison. It had been twenty years since her last incarceration but this time, … [Read more...]

Eddie Hart shares his gold medal experiences

September 12, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Eddie Hart, a 1972 Olympic gold medalist, likes to go where he feels the love. He returned to San Quentin State Prison July 20 for the 11th annual … [Read more...]

21st Century programs graduate apprentices

August 26, 2018 by Juan Haines

More than a dozen inmates sat in the front row of a prison chapel on June 15 to graduate from one of three well-regarded 21st century training … [Read more...]

The show goes on for SQ Shakespeareans

August 20, 2018 by Juan Haines

Drama therapy was in full display on May 18 as a nine-day quarantine ended at San Quentin for inmate performers in the Shakespeare play King Lear — a … [Read more...]

PUP grads take center stage

August 14, 2018 by Kevin D. Sawyer

“Pomp and Circumstance” played and everyone stood to applaud the Prison University Project’s (PUP) class of 2018 as they took center stage in San … [Read more...]

Voting rights for people with criminal convictions

July 30, 2018 by Mylan Gerbeyesus

Who in California currently has the right to vote? Eligible voters are citizens of the United States, 18 years of age or older as of Election … [Read more...]

21 graduates ready to reenter the workforce

July 29, 2018 by Kevin.Sawyer

Twenty-two inmates graduated from the Prison to Employment Connection’s (PEC) seventh session at San Quentin State Prison in May. A week before … [Read more...]