They came from all over the prison and the nation. Scholars dressed in standard blue prison uniforms walked down a staircase that leads from the … [Read more...]
139 prisoners nationwide were exonerated in 2017
Ledura Watkins spent more than 41 years in a Michigan prison before being cleared of a murder he did not commit. He was just one of 139 exonerations … [Read more...]
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) aids programs
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will provide grant funding to the Prison University Project (PUP) and Ear Hustle, an award-winning … [Read more...]
A look inside the bustling San Quentin prison library
Every day, the San Quentin State prison library is bustling with activity. Inmates might be ordering books from the clerks at the counter. Other … [Read more...]
Prison University Project wins ethics debate
A team of philosophy students from University of California at Santa Cruz ventured inside San Quentin on Feb. 13 for an ethics debate against inmates … [Read more...]
Education organizations trade ideas at national conference
Exchanging ideas on how to create educational opportunities for incarcerated people and reentry services was the topic of a national conference held … [Read more...]
Veteran benefits helping of the incarcerated
Johnny Gomez, 50, has been down 21 years, but thanks to being a veteran, he can still help his child. Gomez’s first parole suitability hearing will be … [Read more...]
San Quentin celebrates Day of Peace 2017
The rehabilitative spirit flowed deeply at San Quentin’s 11th Annual Day of Peace celebration. The San Quentin community came together on the Lower … [Read more...]
14 PUP graduates bright future with college degrees
The mark of a champion is turning tragedy into triumph. 14 incarcerated men, new champions, marched down the aisle wearing black caps and gowns to … [Read more...]
La tasa de concesión de libertad condicional continua incrementando
En California existen aproximadamente 35,000 presos con sentencias indeterminadas. California esta experimentando un aumento en el número de presos … [Read more...]