Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is upbeat on the prospect of the business of private prisons. And executives representing the Corrections Corporation … [Read more...]

David Marsh wrote this column shortly before being paroled FORGIVENESS: I will be leaving this place soon, in a matter of days, God willing. Yup, … [Read more...]

According to prison authorities, on June 25, 2010, staff observed Grade B condemned inmates fighting with one another on the Condemned Re-Integrated … [Read more...]

A bill that would have required jail and prison inmates to pay $5.00 dollars a day to help defray the costs of their incarceration was defeated in a … [Read more...]

Clinton Duffy, the son of a San Quentin guard, grew up to be warden from 1940 to 1952. Among the humane changes he instituted were the end of corporal … [Read more...]

Serving time in prison is suppose to cancel the debt owed for social indiscretion. Unfortunately, ex-felons do not have fair access to jobs or gainful … [Read more...]

For the past four years, Jennifer Scaife has become a fixture in San Quentin inmate education, enhancing the lives of some 1,500 students and … [Read more...]

Inside the walls of San Quentin State Prison, there was an unusual announcement over the intercom, “The Protestant chapel will be open for Shakespeare … [Read more...]

Six San Quentin inmates defeated a group of professional writers in a “Literary Throwdown” competition recently. The event, hosted by authors Keith … [Read more...]