San Quentin Prison Muslims spent the holy month of Ramadan together—breaking the fast and sharing in the evening meal—as a community. Ramadan ended … [Read more...]
Brown Card Volunteers Are Still Upbeat
The history of Brown Card Volunteers is murky at best, but their contributions to us are most palpable. In a recent interview with Marin Literacy’s … [Read more...]
Maxwell’s Graduation Message: ‘People Will Be Open to You If You Believe’
San Francisco Supervisor Sophie Maxwell says education makes San Quentin graduates powerful and can change themselves and their communities. “People … [Read more...]
Excerpts from Van Jones’s Speech
My name is Van Jones. I used to work in the White House. And now I don’t. What I said [when I was here before] I say again: you guys are needed. I had … [Read more...]
Look Who Made It
Benny Taylor is a real charmer. That down home Southern drawl and straightforward conversation makes a person feel right at home. Benny started out in … [Read more...]
Back in the Day
AUG. 1980 – Two rows of over 50 motorcycles from panheads to knuckleheads, 74s and three–wheelers, lined the lower yard for the 1980 Motorcycle Show. … [Read more...]
Annenberg Foundation Impressed by San Quentin
Charles Annenberg Weingarten of the celebrated Annenberg Foundation visited San Quentin and was moved to say he was pleasantly surprised to find so … [Read more...]
Parole’s Ups and Downs
Parole is in transition. The folks in Sacramento would be the first ones to tell you this in case you didn’t read it in the newspapers. My parole … [Read more...]
S.Q. Inmate Murder The First Since 1997
Edward John Schaefer, a 44-year-old Novato resident and serial drunk driver, was stabbed and killed inside San Quentin’s reception center, the first … [Read more...]
Judge Orders Three-Striker Freed
A judge has ordered the release of Gregory Taylor, a man serving 25 years to life under California’s three-strikes law. Taylor, homeless in 1997, was … [Read more...]