Saturday Dec. 13, 2008, marked a milestone in evening holiday celebrations in the Protestant Chapel. This magnificent festive night was full of … [Read more...]
‘Grave Robber’ Unearthing Hope
Hitland Ministries will stage performances on Jan. 17 and 18 of “Grave Robber” in the Protestant Chapel. This is the same group that in July handed … [Read more...]
After a While…..
After a while you learn the subtle difference Between holding a hand and chaining a soul And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning And company … [Read more...]
I Know
I Know….. I know who I am the black dot centered in the light the silent peace wedged deep between the struggle in the fight I am the star in the sky … [Read more...]
An Appreciation of Poetry
The San Quentin quarterly poetry reading sponsored and supported by Jennifer Scaife was canceled Dec. 31 due to heavy fog that crept in to the bay … [Read more...]
Warden Johnson Curbed Abuses at Folsom, San Quentin
In the early years of the 20th century, riots, revolts, plots, escapes, killings and investigations had spread like an incurable disease within the … [Read more...]
‘Life’ With Cancer
Homer McWilliams began his 15-to-life prison term at age 23; he has now turned 50. McWilliams murdered Jeff Stewart after he walked in on Stewart … [Read more...]
Clinton T. Duffy, San Quentin Reformer
When Clinton Truman Duffy became warden in 1940, no one expected San Quentin to change. Because of the public’s revulsion at the prison’s sadism and … [Read more...]
Administrative Segregation: One Giant Leap Backward
Without exception, mainline prisoners find brief stays in San Quentin’s South Block Administrative Segregation Unit, “The Hole,” are deplorable. With … [Read more...]
Released Inmates Face High Death Rates
At a time when the percentage of American adults serving time behind bars has reached an all time high, a study published in the New England Journal … [Read more...]
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