Reggie Hola was surrounded by more than a dozen men who were touching foreheads and bumping noses with him, followed by a firm handshake and a pull-in … [Read more...]

San Quentin State Prison has very beautiful gardens, the inmate caretakers say. “I enjoy working on the garden,” said Frank Smith, who is the lead man … [Read more...]

Gary Kosta and Marty Walters are the most unlikely characters to facilitate life-changing opportunities for inmates serving life sentences. Kosta, 59, … [Read more...]

When Tobias Wolff came to San Quentin State Prison on June 15 to sit in Zoe’s Class-Creative Writing, the class had already read his short story, The … [Read more...]

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the state’s juvenile justice system has been transformed and it’s time for the nation to return to its roots as … [Read more...]

Leslie Van Houten, one of the Manson family members, was finally found suitable for parole after having been denied 19 times, reports Amy Taxin of The … [Read more...]

Editor-in-ChiefI arrived at San Quentin State Prison in 2007 from Soledad along with 20 other prisoners. It wasn’t 24 hours before we were called to … [Read more...]

San Quentin now has a master cabinetmaker who has worked on many special cabinetry projects for the prison. Inmate Jerome K. Vernon said, “I have been … [Read more...]