HE ENTERED THE CALIFORNIA PRISON SYSTEM AT AGE16 AND LEFT AT THE AGE OF 51 Thirty-five years ago, 16-year-old Clifton Bode had it all. Raised on one … [Read more...]
Building Named In Honor of Lewis
David Lewis spent many years turning his life around, and helping other convicts and ex-cons get their lives on track. The East Palo Alto City Council … [Read more...]
Actors Relate Personal Stories in Famed Hamlet Play
The Hebrew prayer sung by Julian Glenn Padgett rang through the auditorium just inside San Quentin State Prison’s gates. It opened Padgett’s … [Read more...]
Cinematographer Shares His Perspective on Life
Ruben Ramirez spends his days behind the lens of a camera capturing the lives of inmates at San Quentin. His work as a cinematographer has given him a … [Read more...]
Free After 20 Years In Prison
After spending more than 20 years in prison for a crime he insists he didn’t commit, Maurice A. Caldwell says, “I want to make sure it doesn’t happen … [Read more...]
After Serving Over 24 Years Behind Bars Henry ‘MC’ Montgomery Makes it Home
Self-help groups have been important instruments for helping Henry “MC” Montgomery become a better human being, he said, as he rejoins society after … [Read more...]
‘Forgiving the Unforgivable’ – WORKSHOP EXPLORES HEALING AFTER MURDERS
Kia Scherr recently led a workshop in Marin called “Forgiving the Unforgivable.” The title is a paradox, and in Scherr’s case a misnomer as well, … [Read more...]
Prisoner Fire Fighters Work To Refurbish Bikes for Kids
Every kid loves bikes and wants one—no matter where it comes from. Derrick Edgerly is a San Quentin inmate firefighter who also is involved in the … [Read more...]
Memorial Honors Fellow Prisoner
The San Quentin community came together in the Garden Chapel to memorialize and commemorate Levelt Duverne, 39. Duverne’s April 25 suicide stunned the … [Read more...]
Priest’s Book Promotes Redemption From Gangs
Twenty years ago, Father Gregory Boyle was assigned to a job no one wanted — ministering in the gang-infested neighborhoods of Los Angeles, long … [Read more...]
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