Meet Gerald, 68 Rebuilding is a daily feat. I backslide on occasions, but I can see there’s change. I am becoming a better person. I remembered standing on the porch of my new home. I had three kids and a wife and I was trying to be the epitome of...

Meet Christopher Cruising down the 101 freeway. I was in complete bliss. Whether you’re behind these walls or in society, each day there is a human who is suffering from loneliness, heartache, or depression. I have learned there is a seed of...

Meet Anthony I tried to hold back my tears to be strong but I couldn’t.We all cried and shed tears together as I held them all saying I love you with all my heart. Incarcerated: 3 years When I met her I knew right then and there I wanted her...

Meet Ramon From the freeway I saw at the distance the huge yellow building of San Quentin and asked my wife whether or not the yellow building was a hotel or a mansion. She said it was a prison facility and I thought how miserable it would be for...

Meet Anthony I am a Human of San Quentin. Incarcerated: 22 years  My father only had a third grade education and was content simply knowing how to write his name. My father and mother bore nine of us in 21 years. There is no doubt he was a busy...

Meet Torrey I learned in order to control your anger, you must know what makes you angry and then, prevent yourself from being in those situations. Incarcerated: 3 years Housed: San Quentin State Prison I have been to three prisons already in four...

Meet Matthew I’m ready to be a husband and a dad and a good man. Incarcerated: 6 years Housed: San Quentin State Prison “You know what your problem is? You always want to be the good homeboy. I know you love us but you’re not a husband or a dad,...

Meet Robert We have the choice and the ability to change, it comes from the inside. If I can do it anyone can,  this is what it means to be a human being. Incarcerated: 15 years My neighborhood was known as the city of executioners. I was taught to...