On a gloomy day 17 months ago, I reluctantly boarded a bus to leave San Quentin, a prison where inmates find hope in an incredible array of … [Read more...]
Family Camp Ready to Open for the 2011 Season
Editor’s Note: David Marsh, now paroled, was a Staff Writer for S.Q. News and periodically submits articles for publication with his permission. The … [Read more...]
After 24 Years, Lifer Goes Home
Editor’s Note: Two days before his release from San Quentin, where he was a leader in the formation and operation of many self-help groups, Ernest … [Read more...]
Unprecedented Release of Another Lifer After 20 Years
In an extraordinary case, Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered the immediate release of an inmate who had been granted a parole date for August 12, … [Read more...]
The True History Of Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo gained prominence as a holiday in the United States around the 1960s. This holiday gained its notoriety when rights for Chicanos were … [Read more...]
Volunteer Teacher Making a Difference
San Quentin is unique among California’s 33 adult penal institutions. Other prisons do not offer anywhere near the number of programs that San Quentin … [Read more...]
Judy Breen Leaves S.Q.
For the past dozen years, Judy Breen was a beloved and familiar literary presence at San Quentin. “I will miss all of you…I hope that men will not be … [Read more...]
Remembering Caesar Chavez
As a young child I marched with Caesar Chavez in 1966 from Delano to Sacramento. My uncles were farm workers in the central valley in the 1960s and … [Read more...]
Inmates Rescue Boaters In Frigid San Francisco Bay
Prisoners rushed to an emergency call to rescue two people who spent an hour in the frigid San Francisco Bay waters when a 14-foot boat overturned … [Read more...]
Look Who Made It
Hugo Machuca did 28 years on a 15-life term. He paroled from the Level 4 Honor Yard in Lancaster in August 2009. After several board hearings, Hugo … [Read more...]
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