RICHARD ALLEN DAVIS Davis, 64, has been on death row at San Quentin since his 1996 conviction in … Editor’s Note: As most readers know, WitnessLA has been publishing a series of essays written through the FirstWatch project at San Quentin State Prison. Mesro Coles-El, an artist incarcerated at San Quentin under the state’s three strikes law who worked with Ms. Poor, said his favorite photograph … This was the first time such an event has been held in a California state prison. Robin Rothstein: What ignited the fire to write Lockdown?. The authors of the essays are talented San Quentin inmates who aim with their writing to, as they put it, explore “the connections, challenges, and intimacies between self, society, and incarceration.” Cori Thomas: I originally went into San Quentin Prison with two producers who were working on a podcast for which they hired me to write narration. Abercrombie was released in August 2019 after nine years in prison, and in addition to producing music, he launched a speaking tour with his friend and former San Quentin … We spent about three hours speaking with various men, and I left knowing I wanted to write about prison for a few reasons. PUBLISHED: August 31, 2019 at 9:38 a.m. | UPDATED: September 2, 2019 at 3:31 a.m. A death row inmate was pronounced dead at San Quentin State Prison on Thursday, prison officials said. Inspired by her time with inmates at San Quentin State Prison, the new play shines a light on the impacts of the incarceration system. As the coronavirus pandemic locks down parts of America and the world, we revisit an episode from 2018 about how the San Quentin community manages a prison lockdown. Cori Thomas’ Lockdown Opens at Rattlestick News Naturally, tempers got a little testy and space got a little cramped, so in 1852 the … CDCR staff and administrators joined incarcerated people and invited guests in the Catholic Chapel at San Quentin State Prison for the first-ever Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. Topic and discussion specific to San Quentin State Prison located in San Quentin, California. San Quentin was actually born on the water, aboard a 268-ton merchant vessel called Waban. This vessel housed 60 prisoners and was anchored off Point Quentin. The event, emceed by Lisa Strawn, included prayers, songs, poetry and music. Welcome to the Prison Talk Online Community! Now 46, he’s housed at San Quentin State Prison. During a San Quentin lockdown, the prison grinds to a halt, and men are confined to their cells 24 hours a day.