Bay Area children of incarcerated parents receive bikes Almost two hundred Bay Area children whose parents are incarcerated got brand-new … [Read more...]
Borey Ai is out of prison, but he’s still not a free man
Borey (PJ) Ai has served his sentence in the California prison system, but he is not yet a free man. Even as he walks the streets of San Francisco and … [Read more...]
Out of prison but not yet free of ICE
Borey (PJ) Ai has served his sentence in the California prison system, but he is not yet a free man. Even as he walks the streets of San Francisco and … [Read more...]
Life of crime overturned by positive choices
A variety of rehabilitative programs, including dance, helped Anouthinh Pangthong turn his life around despite a rocky youth and 21 years in prison … [Read more...]
Formerly incarcerated reduces violence in Richmond
James Houston used what he learned in San Quentin Prison to help reduce the murder rate and mentor young men in Richmond, the city across the … [Read more...]
Kern Valley new at-risk youth E.D.G.E. program
Inmates at Kern Valley State Prison are utilizing their life experiences to help divert at-risk youths from coming to prison. The program is called … [Read more...]
Hip-Hop artist J. Cole visits San Quentin
Platinum Hip-Hop artist Jermaine Cole (“J. Cole”) used a day off during his tour to come see mass incarceration up close. In a two-hour visit with a … [Read more...]
Stockton mayor believes in the power of forgiveness
Last year, California voters turned down a chance to end the death penalty, choosing instead to speed up the process—an indication they don’t believe … [Read more...]
Prosecutors visit SQ News seeking public safety
A team of San Francisco’s leading prosecutors came into San Quentin on Dec. 16, seeking answers to very tough questions about public safety and got … [Read more...]
Stateless…a massacre…a murder…and now free
Borey “PJ” Ai may be one of the most accomplished persons you will ever meet. He also happens to be one of the youngest persons to be given a life … [Read more...]