A Softball Game Inside San Quentin
A formerly incarcerated, now sober softball team played July 23 against the Hardtimers — the San Quentin softball team — inside the walls of San Quentin Prison....
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Aug
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May
Non-Partisan Analyst’s Office Recommends Legislature Reject Governor’s San Quentin Plan
A new report from the state's Legislative Analyst's Office casts doubt on Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to renovate San Quentin State Prison....
24
Mar
Newsom Wants to Change Criminal Justice and Healthcare in California
Change is coming to California’s oldest and most notorious prison and entire criminal justice system, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday....
14
Jul
COVID Prison Release: State To Start With Nonviolent Inmates Over Age 30
An estimated 8,000 incarcerated individuals will be made eligible for early release by the end of August to stem the COVID-19 outbreak in California’s prison system. ...
21
Mar
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Decision to Block Death Penalty Was Four Decades In the Making
It what is being hailed as a bold, if controversial, move, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order earlier this month placing a moratorium on the state’s death penalty. ...
14
Jul
The Great Manipulation – Glorifying Prison and Preaching Death
Be smart. How well you listen determines how long you live....
25
Mar
Khalid’s Corner: Cleaning Up Your Life Is a Job
Cleaning up your own life is a job! Once I started thinking correctly instead of destructively, I felt extremely good about myself and I thought it would be cool to...
03
Dec
Bill Would Require California State Prisons to Distribute Condoms
“My husband came out of prison in 1993 and infected me with HIV,” said Vicky Blake. Blake, 57, was among five panelists who shared their stories about how they contracted HIV...
28
Aug
Legionnaires’ Disease Prompts Water Shut Off at San Quentin Prison
by Sukey Lewis Officials and inmates at San Quentin State Prison in San Rafael are dealing with an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson Dana Simas...
30
Oct
Un Ex Prisionero Encuentra Soledad y Alegría Trabajando en el Jardín Comunitario
Read in English Por Edgardo Cervano-Soto Brandon Clark, 25, ama estar al aire libre y conocer gente, lo que hace ideal su trabajo de encargado del Jardín Bosque Comestible en el Richmond...
15
Aug
Former Prisoner Finds Solitude, Joy Working at Community Garden
Leer en Español Profile, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Brandon Clark, 25, loves being outdoors and meeting people, which makes his job managing the Edible Forest Garden on the Richmond Greenway an ideal fit. “This is...
13
Nov
At San Quentin, Reflections on Personal Space
by Pendarvis Harshaw SAN QUENTIN -- As I walk down the hill, beyond the blind curve, “the yard” reveals itself. I walk past groups of men congregated around tables. There are...
A Message Home, from San Quentin to Richmond
Written and compiled by “Malik” SAN QUENTIN, Calif. -- Since 2006, the men of the Richmond Project – a group of inmates from Richmond who are now incarcerated at San Quentin...
