Professor Adam Johnson of Stanford University came to San Quentin to sit in on a creative writing class for incarcerated men, facilitated by Zoe … [Read more...]
Street Spirit Editor in Chief Alastair Boone talks about her work
Alastair Boone is the editor-in-chief of a publication aiming to empower its target population. Street Spirit is a San Francisco Bay Area-based … [Read more...]
Inmate walks out of prison after 27 years of confinement
Ten days into the new year, Quentin Morris walked out of Folsom State Prison. Last August, Governor Brown commuted his sentence to 25 years to life, … [Read more...]
An interview with former Death Row prisoner Alfred Sandoval, from Pelican Bay’s Newsletter “The Pelican”
K: Thank you for sitting down with me and for agreeing to do this interview. If I remember correctly, you said you’ve been in prison for about … [Read more...]
RISE founder helps returning citizens rebuild their lives
After incarceration Tracy Brumfield did not sit back with her arms crossed when it came to her recovery and reentry: She founded RISE, a newspaper and … [Read more...]
Hall of Fame baseball player offers support to a childhood friend
Imagine being a back-up point guard on a high school basketball team that also has a future Hall of Fame Baseball Player on the roster... Now … [Read more...]
Amid a turbulent life basketball surfaced as a guiding force for good
Oakland, Calif., has a rich, storied history of basketball talent that stretches from Bill Russell (McClymonds High School) to Damian Lilliard … [Read more...]
A nightmare for one incarcerated dreamer
Luis Ojeda, 23, is serving a six-year sentence in San Quentin State Prison after a conviction for assault with great bodily injury. Upon his release, … [Read more...]
A champion for underdogs retires to pursue lifelong dream
After working 17 years within the California penal system, Tom Bolema, 66, is set to shift his focus from working with inmates to working on his home, … [Read more...]
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