“Dead man walking," a correctional officer shouted outside of San Quentin's Receiving and Release, with his hand firmly gripping my…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 19, 2026
We are real humans! I am a mother of 4 beautiful children. I was clean for 18 years, from the…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 17, 2026
I look forward to not just training dogs, but teaching people through an academy how to do it themselves. I…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 14, 2026
17 years ago, I didn't have hope, I was lost, I used to believe that I would die here in…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 13, 2026
In 2018 and 2019 I was 4 years sober and at the height of my career. I spent all of…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 13, 2026
It's a prison I've built for myself. I live with my sorrow, my tears only I know might see. Summer…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 12, 2026
I have 2 beautiful kids, and I am a single parent. I have been incarcerated for 4 years and a…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 12, 2026
6'2", 239 lbs, I went to get a knife to kill a man. I ended up hugging him. I had…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 3, 2026
I miss my 4 year old daughter and family. I am not what statistics say I am, nor how it…
Humans of San QuentinOctober 3, 2026
