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Tragedy, Struggle and Hope

December 1, 2008 by R. Calix

On an overcast Sabbath morning at San Quentin by the Bay a very special reading was taking place in a classroom. Convicts and civilians gathered to … [Read more...]

San Quentin Receives ‘The Ophir Prison Marching KazooBand & Temperance Society’

December 1, 2008 by San Quentin News Staff

Bizarre events were happening in San Quentin. Warden Robert Ayers, Jr., stepped up to the microphone on the lower yard and announced that the … [Read more...]

‘Brothers In Pen’ Third Anthology

December 1, 2008 by Zoe Mullery

A new anthology of fiction and creative non-fiction is being written in an ongoing writing workshop at San Quentin State Prison by 12 men, mostly … [Read more...]

San Quentin Veterans Help Santa

December 1, 2008 by Aly Tamboura

The Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin (VVGSQ) will be assisting Santa Claus in the San Quentin visiting rooms where he will be giving out gifts to … [Read more...]

SQ Addiction Counseling Program

December 1, 2008 by DARRELL C. HARTLEY

The greatest quality an Addiction Recovery program can possess is Unconditional Positive regard—the ability to accept everyone with love, compassion … [Read more...]

Insight Factor at Work

December 1, 2008 by DARRELL C. HARTLEY

A group of violent crime survivors and perpetrators recently came together for a remarkable night of healing. The Oct. 20 graduation event began with … [Read more...]

Visiting Rooms Upgrade To Digital Photos

December 1, 2008 by Kenneth R. Brydon

Film for Polaroid cameras has become a thing of the past, and the San Quentin visiting room is now using digital cameras and color photo printers. The … [Read more...]

Health and Wellness Corner

December 1, 2008 by San Quentin News Staff

We would like to announce the first ever “Health and Wellness Corner” column here at San Quentin News. Each month, a University of California, San … [Read more...]

California Lifer Is Going Home

December 1, 2008 by Aly Tamboura

After serving 27 years, 4 months in prison for a first-degree murder conviction, Ali Pertsoni has been released from San Quentin State Prison to … [Read more...]

Warden Ayers Says Farewell To San Quentin

December 1, 2008 by Kamal Sefeldeen

After a long career in the U.S. military and 38 years in California corrections, Robert L. Ayers Jr., 61, is leaving his Command post as the 33rd … [Read more...]