After more than a decade of research and advocacy to end the harmful effects of mass incarceration, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to … [Read more...]
San Quentin Hosts 1st TEDx
Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll said his inspiration to learn how to read was when he heard about stocks. He said someone told him “that’s where White … [Read more...]
27th Annual Veterans’ Toys for Tots at San Quentin
More than 194 toys were distributed to kids visiting San Quentin during the holiday season. One of the recipients was 5-year-old Isaiah, who … [Read more...]
Victim-Offender Education Focuses on Spanish-Speaking Men
On his second appearance before a parole board, Jose Segura was given a release date. He attributes this success to being able to express himself … [Read more...]
California Building More County Jails
California has earned a reputation as a bastion of social liberalism, but reliance on mass incarceration continues to be a major component of its … [Read more...]
Computer Coders Show Their Skills
The most recent group of San Quentin inmates to complete a computer programming class demonstrated their coding skills for more than 100 invited … [Read more...]
Ex-prisoner Titan Returns With a Vision for Inmates
“I never thought I’d be trying to get into prison,” said Titan Gilroy, speaking to an audience of inmates at San Quentin State Prison on Nov. 19, … [Read more...]
Brothers’ Keepers Graduates Fourteen Peer Counselors
Robert Dunbar’s suicide in 2005 affected the entire San Quentin State Prison community. Patrick Mims, a close friend of Dunbar, said he had no idea or … [Read more...]
Life of The Law Stories Showcased
San Quentin’s Life of the Law event on Dec. 5 featured inmates and visitors for an evening of delightful storytelling in the Catholic chapel. MCs … [Read more...]
Women Prisoners Learn Computer Skills
Monica Oliva may have spent the last 13 years in prison, but now, as she prepares to go home, she said those years were time well spent. “Although it … [Read more...]
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