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Former inmate develops “prison instagram”

July 24, 2018 by Joe Garcia

Marcus Bullock discovered a wealth of entrepreneurial insights during his time behind bars. His prison experiences inspired him to create Flikshop—an … [Read more...]

California’s early release programs ACP

July 24, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

California has several little-known programs that have allowed hundreds of prison inmates to go home up to a year early. Prisoners must apply to … [Read more...]

CBS’ Ted Koppel visits Ear Hustle

July 1, 2018 by Juan Haines

As part of a 1961 class project, a Stanford student named Ted Koppel, age 21, went inside San Quentin to study the U.S. criminal justice system. And … [Read more...]

The impact on children of incarcerated parents

June 13, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

An audience of fathers at San Quentin State Prison cried as they watched the screening of a film that showed the impact on children when their parents … [Read more...]

Grammy award winning Zuill Bailey performs in SQ

June 9, 2018 by Kevin.Sawyer

A Grammy Award-winning cellist, Zuill Bailey, performed an hour-long concert at San Quentin State Prison’s Protestant Chapel. Bailey is considered … [Read more...]

San Quentin News Launches Wall City Magazine

June 5, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

San Quentin, California – May 21, 2018 – The premiere issue of Wall City, a magazine that reflects the curiosity, intellect, dedication and … [Read more...]

ROOTS Solidarity Run helps spirits of the community

May 24, 2018 by lloyd payne

While community volunteers ran in the Oakland Run Festival to raise money for an ethnic studies program at San Quentin State Prison, 33 incarcerated … [Read more...]

Queeny King performs at SQ

May 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

At age 8, singer-song writer Queeny King sang in a Soviet Union prison. In March, she performed at San Quentin State Prison. Dressed in black … [Read more...]