San Quentin’s Reformed Protestants are celebrating their third year as an official religious group after a humble beginning of studying together on a … [Read more...]
BUDDHIST CORRESPONDENCE COURSE NOW OFFERED TO INCARCERATED
The teachings of Buddhism are now available for incarcerated people nationwide through a correspondence course workbook. The Buddhist Prison … [Read more...]
OPEN SEASON: GREEN TEAM RETURNS TO LOWER YARD WITH SKY-HIGH LINEUP
On May 13, the outside volunteer Green team returned to the Lower Yard for the basketball season opener against the San Quentin Warriors, beating them … [Read more...]
EASTER SEASON CELEBRATED AT SAN QUENTIN
CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP VISITS SAN QUENTIN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BISHOPSRETURN TO EVALUATE SPIRITUALPROGRAMMING FOR PRISONERS Leaders of Northern California’s Catholic Church visited San … [Read more...]
SQ Jewish community observes traditional Passover feast
By Edwin E. Chavez and Juan Haines This year’s Passover celebration at San Quentin affirmed Devin Ben’s belief that the dream of inclusivity for … [Read more...]
SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION
Prison Fellowship Academyholds graduation ceremony A celebration of 19 men who completed the one-year program for the Prison Fellowship Academy … [Read more...]
Catholic Conference of Illinois stresses importance of restorative justice model
Archdiocese pushes for shift in approach – fromretributive justice to healing and reconciliation The Catholic Conference of Illinois issued a … [Read more...]
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Muslim inmates
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections in March, claiming that officials … [Read more...]
Q&A WITH IMAM MUHAMMAD
Pearls of wisdom for Ramadan The holy month of Ramadan has arrived. A 30-day Islamic fasting ritual that is observed by more than a billion … [Read more...]