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Stanford professor audited Creative Writing class

November 18, 2019 by Juan Haines

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...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, PROFILE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adam Johnson, Stanford, Zoe Mullery’s creative writing class

Street Spirit Editor in Chief Alastair Boone talks about her work

October 23, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

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...]

Filed Under: PROFILE Tagged With: Alastair Boone, Anthony Manuel Caravalho, Human Interest, Profiles, Street Spirit

Inmate walks out of prison after 27 years of confinement

June 24, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Folsom State Prison

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...]

Filed Under: PROFILE Tagged With: Folsom State Prison, Parole and Release, Quentin Morris

An interview with former Death Row prisoner Alfred Sandoval, from Pelican Bay’s Newsletter “The Pelican”

May 15, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

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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...]

Filed Under: DEATH ROW, PROFILE Tagged With: Inmate, Institutions, Pelican Bay, Prison Programs, Prison Stories, The Pelican

RISE founder helps returning citizens rebuild their lives

May 15, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

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...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: ged, Prison Programs, Rehabilitation Corner, RISE, tracy Brumfield

Hall of Fame baseball player offers support to a childhood friend

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

Chandler with close friend Alfred Cinnie

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...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, SPORTS Tagged With: baseball

Amid a turbulent life basketball surfaced as a guiding force for good

April 30, 2019 by Adamu Chan

Golden State Warriors Assistant GM Kirk Lacob (green jersey) guarding Jamal Harrison (Warriors #3) on the San Quentin lower yard as Patrick Lacey challenges Delvon Adams

Oakland, Calif., has a rich, storied history of basketball talent that stretches from Bill Russell (McClymonds High School) to Damian Lilliard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, SPORTS Tagged With: basketball, Profiles

A nightmare for one incarcerated dreamer

March 30, 2018 by Tare Beltranchuc

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...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, Recently Posted Tagged With: DACA, Daily Caller, Dreamers, Trump, undocumented immigrants

A champion for underdogs retires to pursue lifelong dream

June 1, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Tom-Bolema

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...]

Filed Under: PROFILE Tagged With: Profiles

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