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I Know

January 1, 2009 by BLACK MYTH

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

January 1, 2009 by BLACK MYTH

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

January 1, 2009 by R. Calix

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

January 1, 2009 by Kenneth R. Brydon

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

January 1, 2009 by Don Coach DeNevi

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

January 1, 2009 by JEFF BROOKS

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

January 1, 2009 by David Marsh

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...]

Restorative Justice

January 1, 2009 by Monta Kevin Tindall

It was murder, kidnap or rape that brought them to this point in their lives. Some call them victims and some call them survivors. The word victim … [Read more...]

L.A. District Attorney Opposes Prop. 9

January 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley expects little immediate change following voter approval of Proposition 9. or Marsy’s Law. Cooley, … [Read more...]

24 Prisoners Celebrate Responsibility Graduation

January 1, 2009 by David Marsh

There were plenty of smiles and words of encouragement for the 24 men who, one by one, made their way down the aisle to the podium where each received … [Read more...]