The Last Inmate to Escape From ALCATRAZ
by Tim Fitzmaurice It began in the rather innocuous and studiously unassertive surroundings of a church hall, in Santa Cruz, the kind with folding chairs and a kitchen you can access through a narrow window. It was the Friday performance of the play “In the Kitchen...Letter from Rico
Greetings and salutations! My warmest blessings to the reader of this letter and to the prospective listeners. I was born a heroin baby… didn’t even speak until I was 9 years old.  I grew up with what we now know as ADHD, and a side order of PTSD based upon...TELLING OUR STORIES: Work from San Quentin Prison Arts Project
Alcatraz Cellblock Gallery, Alcatraz National Park, March 4- end of August, 9-6:40 Daily April 12, 2 PM: Live performance by Poetic Justice Project Telling Our Stories features the diverse and highly talented visual artists of the San Quentin Prison Arts Project,...CALIFORNIA ARTS IN CORRECTIONS EVALUATION PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release A one-year study of inmates in four California correctional institutions revealed that arts programs improve prisoners’ behavior and their attitudes about themselves. A significant majority of inmates attribute their greater confidence...2013 Accomplishments and Accolades
San Francisco Chronicle, Weekend section, “On the Line†photo and listing for SF Public Library exhibit opening, June 13, 2013, with Panel of Former Prisoner Artists. Read coverage on exhibit & panel in SAN QUENTIN NEWS, September 2013, Page 2 & also...
In support of the Prison Arts Project