Ian Hamilton crowned chess king,dethrones Demetrius Mitchel Ian Hamilton dethroned last year’s chess king, Demetrius Mitchell, and became the new … [Read more...]
Mental health treatment goes modern with virtual reality headsets
A new virtual reality therapy program is being provided to some residents at San Quentin State Prison to get a meditation experience unlike any … [Read more...]
Collaboration offers incarcerated women free subscriptions to Ms. magazine
By Clark GerhartsreiterContributing Writer Feminist icon Gloria Steinem says women and girls are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the … [Read more...]
Group offers crucial support to San Quentin library
San Quentin’s recreational library is filled with highly sought-after books thanks to outside support from the Friends of San Quentin Library, which … [Read more...]
Libraries receive $2M to benefit incarcerated readers
A $2 million grant has been announced to aid incarcerated people’s access to more books, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The grant funds a … [Read more...]
The King’s Gambit
Rook takes pawn…Bishop takes rook…“Check Mate!” San Quentin loves chess. Even deep in the Security Housing Units, where San Quentin men live in … [Read more...]
Demetrious Mitchell crowned king of the West Block chess tourney
San Quentin’s West Block held a chess tournament right before Christmas and there was only one chess king left standing at the end of the … [Read more...]
The resurgence of the March Madness brackets
The month of March brings together all 64 NCAA college basketball teams for one reason: to see who will win the NCAA Championship. To keep track of … [Read more...]
GTL explores virtual reality for prisoners
A prison technology company is exploring possibly offering virtual reality to incarcerated people, Vice reports. Global Tel Link Corporation … [Read more...]
CA Supreme Court: No pot for prisoners
California prisoners cannot have marijuana, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The court reversed a 2019 appellate court ruling that temporarily … [Read more...]