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Veterans Healing Veterans organizes Shakespeare plays

January 15, 2019 by Wayne Boatwright

VHV Shakespeare 1

A group of San Quentin veterans joined with Shakespearean actors on Nov. 29 to portray the experience of service and sacrifice. A banner greeted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

10th annual San Quentin CARES "Walk for a Cure" builds community

December 30, 2018 by David Ditto

SQ CARES - Volunteers and organizers on Lower Yard

Community members, volunteers and San Quentin inmates joined forces the first weekend in October to fight breast cancer at the 10th Annual “Walk for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Human Interest, SQ CARES, Women’s Cancer Resource WCRC

Homeless center helps to reduce overdoses of addicted teens

December 30, 2018 by John Lam

A homeless center for youths in San Francisco has found success reducing overdoses and helping addicted teens find sobriety through harm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Overdose Victims, San, San Francisco, San Francisco’s intravenous drug users, Youth Justice Coalition, Youth Offender

Former youth offenders start Kid CAT program at Lancaster

December 30, 2018 by Joe Garcia

Kit Cat Lancaster

The successful San Quentin Kid CAT program for youth offenders is expanding to Lancaster Prison, thanks to help from three former inmates. “It was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Institutions, Juvenile Justice, Kid CAT branch, Kid CAT Childhood development program, Lancaster, Youth Offender

Rival teams join forces for All-Star basketball game

December 30, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Lakers bench

Wives, fathers, girlfriends, sons, fiancés, brothers, and old friends surrounded an outdoor basketball court bordered by barbwire to experience the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: basketball

Native Hawaiian Religious Group holds annual feast

December 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

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San Quentin was treated to a Hawaiian celebration of food, laughs and music. About 75 prisoners and two dozen Bay Area community members enjoyed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Asian Prisoner’s Support Community, Hawaii

Magical tones from Bach played by cellist Zuill Bailey

December 29, 2018 by Kevin.Sawyer

Zuill Bailey 1

The magical tones of Bach compositions filled the San Quentin Protestant Chapel under the masterful hand of Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Zuill Bailey

Houses of Healing a self-study program for Death Row and the SHU

December 28, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Some of California’s most segregated prisoners are finding self-forgiveness and introspection through The Houses of Healing Self-study Program. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH ROW, PRISON PROGRAMS, Recently Posted Tagged With: Death Row, Health and Wellness

The restorative power of creative writing: Incarcerated people find healing through the written word

December 28, 2018 by Joe Garcia

Creativing Writing 1

Inmates captivated a San Quentin audience of more than 100 on Oct. 20 in the Catholic chapel. They told stories inspired by their childhood, life in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Stories, Zoe Mullery’s creative writing class

CDCR issues new regulations for non-violent three-strikes offenders

December 27, 2018 by Juan Haines

Mike Romano speaking in the Catholic Chapel

California set a nationwide trend in sentencing reform when, in 2012, voters passed an initiative that reduced the sentences for non-violent three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: California’s court system, California’s Three Strike Law, cdcr

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