Some visitors come to San Quentin to satisfy their curiosity, some come because they want to contribute to social justice, and some come because they … [Read more...]
Participar en programas educativos cambio su Persepción de la Cárcel
Prison University Project (PUP) está localizada en una de las prisiones más notorias en el mundo: La Prisión de San Quentin en California. PUP incluye … [Read more...]
Exclusive screening ‘From Incarceration to Education’
University of California at Berkeley filmmakers visited San Quentin for an exclusive screening of “From Incarceration to Education,” an original … [Read more...]
SQ parolee serves up more than just coffee in Antioch
Coffee entrepreneur John Krause can relate to the slim employment prospects most ex-cons face upon parole. As a former San Quentin inmate himself, … [Read more...]
Solitary Watch offers inmates photographs beyond a gray wall
The day he learned his solitary confinement would be extended, 17-year-old Benjamin Van Zandt killed himself in a New York prison. To bring awareness … [Read more...]
Folsom’s Insight Garden Project
California women prisoners are learning to go “green” as they gain skills in garden design and environmental education through the award-winning … [Read more...]
Prestigious colleges learn about life from prisoners
Prison advocates and educators who believe in the benefits of classes held on prison grounds are seeking to revive a program that once brought Harvard … [Read more...]