“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...]

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...]

Noted boxer Pat Lawlor departed the gates of San Quentin on May 17th 2009, but not his dreams. He has decided to open a boxing theme pizza bar called … [Read more...]

One of America’s top writers gave some tips and advice to San Quentin’s Creative Writing Class recently. The speaker was Junot Díaz, author of Drown … [Read more...]

California needs a massive overhaul of its prisons and parole system to effectively cope with crime and repeat offenders, a noted law professor told a … [Read more...]

Imam Rafiq S. Hassan, 67, retired after devoting more than 20 years of service to the San Quentin Muslim Community. “I will miss him, as well as his … [Read more...]

California’s Three Strikes Law has flooded state prisons but has little effect on curbing violent crime, according to a professor who researched the … [Read more...]