May 19, 2015 | News Article
Rahsaan Thomas is a 44-year-old inmate at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. He has served 15 years of a 15-to-life sentence for 2nd-degree murder, with a 35-year enhancement for using a firearm. He shot and killed two armed men who he says were stealing...
Mar 21, 2015 | News Article
Prison is perhaps the last place anyone would expect to learn about investing and money management. But at San Quentin Prison, Curtis Carroll’s class is a hot item. The 36-year-old has gained a reputation for his stock-picking prowess. He’s even earned the...
Feb 16, 2015 | News Article
A Sri Lankan-born venture capitalist wants to be the “brown Buffett.” Rapper and entrepreneur Jay Z called himself the “black Warren Buffett.” There are Buffetts of Tanzania, India and Spain—and a convicted murderer known as the “Oracle of San Quentin” because of his...
Dec 17, 2014 | News Article
Re-entering society after release weighs heavily on the minds of those currently serving time, which is why there are groups available to help make the transition easier. “If they try to throw you a curve, what should you do? Don’t get frazzled, just move on to the...
Dec 9, 2014 | News Article
The inmates at San Quentin are often highly intelligent–and usually sociopathic. Due to its racial and gang related violence, the residents refer to California’s oldest prison as “The Arena.” But aided by 4,000 volunteers, many prisoners try to improve themselves by...
