San Quentin
Meet the Inmates Recording a New Podcast Inside Prison
The inmate-produced show "Ear Hustle," set at San Quentin state prison in California, will tell stories of daily life behind bars.
I Was Best Man at a Prison Wedding
The visiting room at San Quentin was loud with the squeal of children, and the joyful, foreign sound of women's laughter.
How I Experience Female Contact in Prison
The majority of medical staff is female, and leaving a world filled almost entirely with men to one dominated by women balances the unnatural prison universe.
In the Face of Drought, California Prisons Are Restricting Inmates' Shower and Toilet Use
As part of drought controls imposed across California, inmates in the state's overcrowded prison system—some of whom depend on showers to wash their clothes—are feeling the difference.
We Spoke to Charles Manson’s Guitarist About Making Art While Serving Time for Murder
Bobby Beausoleil was an associate of Charles Manson who murdered Gary Hinman, a crime for which he was sentenced to death. But in the years since, he's become a prolific artist.
Tennis at San Quentin Prison
San Quentin Prison has been a pioneer at using sports programs to aid in rehabilitation, especially their tennis program.
Even Silicon Valley's Prison Inmates Have Their Own Startup Incubator
There's a specific and stereotypical set of activities that spring to mind when you imagine what prison inmates do with their spare time. If there's a yard, they probably hang out, lift weights, get in fights, organize gangs. If there's not a yard...