San Quentin’s Vocational Machine Shop has once again shown that precision is award winning. Four students, Ed Ballenger, Steven Hayes, William … [Read more...]
THE FAMILY THAT OVERCOMES TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER
In Jan. 2005, Vince Russo began taking correspondence courses through Ohio State University, pursuing his bachelor’s degree. He borrowed a book … [Read more...]
Team Exodus Breaks New Ground in West Block
Four hundred Reception Center inmates living in West Block and the Gym attended a reentry fair Saturday, September 06, on the West Block Yard that … [Read more...]
Proposition 9 Called ‘Catastrophic’
A symposium to address the possible far-reaching impact of Proposition 9 on the State of California was held in the Catholic Chapel Friday. … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL FANATICS IN THE HOUSE!
The San Quentin Blues Brothers football team is sporting a winning record with three wins and one loss into their season. A good mixture of … [Read more...]
Tobias Wolff Speaks To Us
If you were standing in line for tryouts for American Idol, and they pulled you aside and sat you down with Bruce Springsteen to talk, that would be … [Read more...]
Marching Forward
On June 19, 2008, the entire education department was closed to in order to allow the staff to attend a graduation ceremony in the Garden … [Read more...]
Hope Realized Coming Through the Front Gate
With a message of hope and inspiration for the graduates of the San Quentin Education Department’s 2008 class, Willie Rahman Green returned to … [Read more...]
Ruling Limits Governor’s Discretion to Deny Parole
The power of the California governor to arbitrarily deny parole to model prisoners has been curbed by the state Supreme Court. Chief Justice Ronald … [Read more...]
“Boston” Marathon Man
On Sept. 01, 2008, Ron Goodman plans to run the distance and time that would qualify him for the Boston Marathon. A part of the 1,000-Mile Club at San … [Read more...]