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I am always learning something and someone is always learning from me.

Here I am with my boy, Kells. When I first got here, he was the one person who gravitated towards me and guided me on the right way to do my time here. I’ve been in San Quentin for two and a half years and when I first arrived I was out of control.

Now, I think positively. The change in me comes from being a peer educator and my education. I am always learning something and someone is always learning from me. The heart on my hat is a reminder of how to get closer to myself.

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Every month, a physical envelope arrives at your door, postmarked from San Quentin Village, California. Inside, you will find original artwork, writing, and recipes from real contributors, along with a personal letter from me, Diane Kahn, founder of Humans of San Quentin, about the people who made them. You read it. You keep it.

Every piece comes from someone serving a sentence. Every piece reminds you they are so much more than that.

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