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Nation's first film festival behind prison bars lights up San Quentin's silver screen

It’s a sight you normally don’t see in a prison — inmates and visitors walking a red carpet, happily posing for photos that aren’t mug shots. That was the scene last week at Marin County’s San Quentin ...
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At San Quentin, reformers and inmates seek renewed focus on rehabilitation programs

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS working toward criminal justice reform met recently with incarcerated individuals at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center for a critical conversation about the future of ...
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The Best Baseball Team Behind Bars

The San Quentin Giants’ opponents are impressed. But what about the parole board that decides the players’ fate? The San Quentin Giants’ opponents are impressed. But what about the parole board that ...
The New York Times

On a Prison Baseball Field, a Reporter Finds a Familiar Love of the Game

For the incarcerated players of the San Quentin Giants, batting practice coincided with efforts to earn back their freedom. By Eli Tan Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...