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Casper Cendre started writing letters to queer people in prison when they were in high school. Cendre wanted to know what queer life was like from the…
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Our system of Bail has evolved from where someone would await your trial in your stead to make sure you showed up, to where you posted money to make sure…
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Your CallWe’ll have a conversation with prison reform activist, Susan Burton, about her book Becoming Ms. Burton. Ms. Burton documents her life from the death of…
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It’s rare for a play to make its Bay Area premiere on Alcatraz, but then, this is no ordinary play — and the Poetic Justice Project is no ordinary theater…
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Guiding rage into power, or G.R.I.P., is a 52-week program for violent offenders at San Quentin. It teaches the men how to understand the impact they had…
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Your CallOn the October 13th edition of Your Call, we’ll speak with Cathy O’Neil about her new book Weapons of Math Destruction. O’Neil details how unaccountable…
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For people who are incarcerated, it can be hard to find a space to grieve a loved one's death. There's no funeral, and no family or friends by your side…
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Four thousand inmates are housed at San Quentin, a men’s prison in Marin County. Only a small handful of them identify as transgender. Reporter Louis A.…
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When we're children we believe in magic but as you get older skepticism takes over. But it's a different story for people who run into The Cardman at San…
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What rights should convicted felons be expected to forfeit before prison becomes cruel and unusual punishment?According to the Treatment Advocacy Center,…
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Monday, January 4th at 5pm, tune in to hear “Stories from San Quentin,” a special broadcast from Life of the Law featuring powerful human stories of…
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Here’s what’s happening in the Bay Area, as curated by KALW News:California's Katrina is coming // Wired "California's always been for dreamers. Dreams of…