The Guiding Rage Into Power Institute held their annual graduation in San Quentin’s Chapel B. The Institute acknowledged three Tribal cohorts, … [Read more...]
Resident aims for living amends
A San Quentin resident is finding redemption through truth, courage, and service to his community. Dennis Jefferson, 53, pled guilty to taking the … [Read more...]
An emerging class of peacemakers from San Quentin
Restorative justice program GRIP continues its legacy of healing with its newest grads After examining their lives, past traumas, their crimes and … [Read more...]
Out of prison but not yet free of ICE
Borey (PJ) Ai has served his sentence in the California prison system, but he is not yet a free man. Even as he walks the streets of San Francisco and … [Read more...]
Fiesta Latina en la Graduación de TRIP en Español
El 18 de noviembre fue un día de festividad y música para 24 estudiantes que se reunieron como una tribu para elogiar al programa que les cambio sus … [Read more...]
G.R.I.P. graduates five tribes in 2017
Families braved fog and rain to watch their loved ones graduate from one of San Quentin Prison’s most highly touted self-awareness programs. A week … [Read more...]
Cesar Chavez’s grandson learns prisoners’ struggles
More than two dozen Spanish-speaking men had the chance to take off their machismo masks and speak from their hearts to the grandson of a worldwide … [Read more...]
San Quentin News hosts nationwide DA forum
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, joined by more than two dozen prosecutors from around the country, visited San Quentin to discuss … [Read more...]
80 Committed Men Graduates From GRIP
By Marcus Henderson Staff Writer The 2016 Guiding Rage into Power ‘GRIP’ program graduated 80 dedicated men. The year program guided prisoners on a … [Read more...]
GRIP Graduates 72 Peacemakers
Dozens of incarcerated men showed that they could guide their rage into power and transform themselves into peacemakers before a Nov. 21 audience that … [Read more...]