Check out a new article featuring our beloved Emile DeWeaver, in a story highlighting the fact that “violent offenders” may be some of the people our communities most need out here.
Along the way, Emile mentions the importance of writing… and the photographer captured this authorial gaze.
“California could cut its prison population in half and free 50,000 people. Amid pandemic, will the state act?” by Jason Fagone, SF Chronicle 08-14-2020. photo by Santiago Mejia
Prison Renaissance
Prison Renaissance is using visual, verbal, and performance art to create a culture of transformation to end cycles of incarceration.
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Judith Tannenbaum's site
Judith taught poetry at SQ. She is a networker and amazing resource for prison arts info. She collaborates with prison poet Spoon Jackson and has written about her years teaching at SQ in “Disguised as a Poem.”
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San Quentin News
We present a progressive approach to criminal justice policies by reporting on positive changes in prisoner behavior, particularly through rehabilitative efforts.
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Brothers in Pen 