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Allegations of rigged elections cast doubt over inmate representation at San Quentin

POLITICAL REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN A STAPLE of the California prison system for more than 40 years. Like citizens in the free ...
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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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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 ...