Profiles – Page 13

Retired NFL Player Devon Still visits SQ

March 20, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Just weeks after Defensive Lineman Devon Still retired from the National Football League at 28 years old, he visited San Quentin State Prison to … [Read more...]

Reflections of a veteran: Davis Bennett

March 19, 2018 by Wesley Eisiminger

Davis Bennett, 75, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961. He is one of the many combat veterans serving time at San Quentin State Prison. Bennett served … [Read more...]

Protestant banquet honors Chaplain Mardi Jackson

March 19, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

The sounds of gospel shook San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel as it hosted more than 250 inmates and 60 guests at its Annual Christian Banquet to close … [Read more...]

Formerly incarcerated reduces violence in Richmond

March 19, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

James Houston used what he learned in San Quentin Prison to help reduce the murder rate and mentor young men in Richmond, the city across the … [Read more...]

Jill Brown reflects on her time as warden

January 19, 2018 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Former San Quentin Warden Jill Brown’s career allowed her to reinvent herself many times. In the process, she helped to improve the lives of inmates … [Read more...]

Alex Mallick fights for justice

January 18, 2018 by Richard Richardson

As long as she can remember, Alex Mallick has considered herself a defender and protector, “a guardian of people.” “I dedicated my life to helping … [Read more...]

California Coalition for Women Prisoners Introduces Alisha Coleman to the world

January 18, 2018 by Jessica Bennett Roberts

I introduce to you Alisha Coleman, our new staff at the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. Alisha was introduced to CCWP through the … [Read more...]

Super Bowl coach and King marcher help KidCAT

December 12, 2017 by John Lam

An NFL Super Bowl-winning performance coach and his wife, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., now devote their time to helping young inmates … [Read more...]

New SQ Journalism Advisor brings more than just advice

October 31, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Author and lecturer Yukari Kane has become San Quentin’s new Journalism Guild instructor. She was sitting at her desk inside the San Francisco Grotto, … [Read more...]

Words Beyond Bars brings books to Colorado prisoners

October 31, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Discussing famous books and authors like John Steinbeck, Victor Hugo, Toni Morrison and Ralph Ellison in a state maximum-security prison isn’t your … [Read more...]