Listen Lil’ Homie… i’d rather have you like me, than to be like me, See, cause if you were like me, peace would be unlikely, See, i live in a … [Read more...]
Shakespeare's Best Performance
Wow! We made front page news in the Marin Independent Journal (March 04, 2008, Tuesday), for performing Shakespeare’s “Much to do About Nothing.” Who … [Read more...]
Communities Unite – Promote Health Care
In an environment created of iron, stainless steel, cinder blocks and concrete, are an accumulation of men who have committed a mixture of … [Read more...]
We Don’t Scare Straight… We Communicate!
Imagine, if you will, being a prisoner in one of San Quentin State Prison’s most secured and notorious housing units. This is the housing unit where … [Read more...]
California Reentry Program
Resources for a successful parole are available through the “California Reentry Program.” This program is brought to SQ by a group of volunteers. … [Read more...]
When The Past No Longer Matters
The California Supreme Court has accepted several cases for review to determine when, if ever, the fact that a person committed a murder in the … [Read more...]
Journey To A.A. Degree
I never thought education would be so much fun and rewarding. It’s funny how things look one way at first, and then change right when you … [Read more...]
SQ’s Law Libraries Serve All
San Quentin has two fully compliant law libraries plus three satellite partial law libraries to serve the prison’s diverse population. The Main Law … [Read more...]
ANDREW GERARD LEAVITT July 02, 1959 – May 25, 2008
Andy Leavitt paroled on a Sunday night. It wasn’t the way anyone wanted to see him leave, but in the end, we welcomed his release from pain. He … [Read more...]
Men’s Advisory Council
The Men’s Advisory Council (“MAC”) was developed to be a conduit for the General Population Inmates to the Warden and all Department Heads as well as … [Read more...]