After the California parole board granted 81-year-old terminal cancer patient Bill Lambie a compassionate release last July, Superior Court Judge … [Read more...]
San Quentin Celebrates the Second Annual Veterans Day
It was an early Monday morning—the fog lifting in the salty air and the cries of seagulls echoing over the lap of waves against a rocky beach. Two sea … [Read more...]
Children of Incarcerated Parents Get Visit From Sesame Street’s Elmo
On Nov. 14, San Quentin’s visiting room became a place of hugs and fun for the children of incarcerated parents in San Quentin when Sesame Street’s … [Read more...]
United Nations Human Rights Committee Reviews U.S. Disenfranchisement Laws
A September 2013 report on United States disenfranchisement laws, their history, rationale, and the disproportionate impact they have on minorities … [Read more...]
Recapping Years of Accomplishments
Welcome to all our readers in this, our last edition of the year. How quickly the year has passed. During 2013, San Quentin News diligently applied … [Read more...]
FCC Praised for Dropping Interstate Phone Costs
‘The faith community can assist inmates and their families’ Religious communities are celebrating the recent action of the Federal Communications … [Read more...]
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Reveals Life in Prison
As someone who has spent nearly two decades in prison, I approached Piper Kerman’s book about her 15-month stint in a federal prison with some … [Read more...]
Prisoners Asked to Relive a Past Winter Holiday
The nipping and chilly air of winter has come to San Quentin which is a reminder to many of us of the holiday seasons of long ago. Asked on the Line … [Read more...]
Oragami Cranes Decorate San Francisco City Hall’s Holiday Tree
Every December, San Francisco City Hall displays a huge holiday tree in its rotunda. The tree is decorated with thousands of origami cranes and stars … [Read more...]
Prisoners Encouraging Practice of Jehovah Witnesses
You may have noticed dedicated inmates posted at strategic places on prison yards, bearing gifts of spiritual food in the form of Watchtower and Awake … [Read more...]
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