After spending 20 years behind bars for murder, an ex-Oakland police officer came back to San Quentin to talk to prisoners about what it takes to … [Read more...]

Louisiana during the 1960s was a bad time and place for a black man to be charged with killing a white woman and make it to trial alive, let alone … [Read more...]

Life After Prison for Veterans The Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin is gearing up to implement a new program designed to prepare incarcerated … [Read more...]

I first came to prison in 1969. After five years of being incarcerated, I escaped from San Quentin State Prison and fled to South America where I … [Read more...]

Editor: By now you know that Miss Kimberlee Rasmusson went home to be with the Lord on Feb 1. Although this was unexpected and leaves an enormous hole … [Read more...]

Editor: My trip to San Quentin was an unforgettable experience.  When I first arrived, I had some preconceived notions, and was terrified at how I … [Read more...]

I was very pleasantly surprised (shocked really) to learn the new Pope is a Jesuit. Like Fr. Barber, who preceded me here, I too am a Jesuit. The … [Read more...]