Uncategorized – Page 301

Thousand Mile Club Runs the Lower Yard

June 1, 2009 by JONATHON COPE

A group of dedicated runners jogged distances of 5, 10 an 15 miles as part of the San Quentin 1000 Mile Club’s event recently. The leading runner was … [Read more...]

After 38 Years Lamonta Paroles

June 1, 2009 by KEITH LETTIER

Having entered the correctional system as a young twenty-one year old in 1976, Lamonta McBroom happily reunited with his family on May 19, 2009. It … [Read more...]

Electric Vehicle Kills Seagulls

June 1, 2009 by DANIEL TREVINO

On a sunny afternoon on the mainline San Quentin Lower Yard recently, three of the resident seagulls who regularly inhabit the lower yard died in a … [Read more...]

Junior Steele Paroles

June 1, 2009 by KEITH LETTIER

Junior Steele finally heard the words that he had waited so long to hear. The words from the Board that would, after more than 27 years, allow Steele … [Read more...]

Veteran Wins Final Battle: Release

June 1, 2009 by Mike Northrop

Ron was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1944 and migrated with his family to Northern California in 1952. Before graduating Encina High School in 1962, … [Read more...]

The King of Pop’s Six Degrees of Separation from San Quentin

June 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

Michael Jackson 08/29/1958 — 06/25/2009 DANCING WITH THE KING OF POP The death of Michael Jackson on June 25 at age 50 brought back memories for at … [Read more...]

Folsom Inmate’s Poetry Inspires Swedish Choir

June 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

“It’s all about keeping the soul free, free to soar,” writes Spoon Jackson, a poet incarcerated for the last 30 years. Those lines are part of a poem … [Read more...]

Protestant Chapel Hosts Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

June 1, 2009 by Ronin Holmes

The San Quentin Shakespeare troupe took the Bard’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and put a new spin on it, to the enjoyment of all. In the … [Read more...]

Poetry

June 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Contributor

Realness It’s all about Keeping it real No matter How you feel Keeping it real The way the ants Move up an ant hill It’s all about Keeping it … [Read more...]

A Long Road Trip And an Exciting Day of Baseball

June 1, 2009 by David Marsh

On a clear, crisp beautiful Bay Area day for baseball, the Dodgers came to town for a day-night doubleheader with S.Q.’s own Giants and Pirates. And … [Read more...]