In 1957, he played to inmates at Huntsville State Prison in Texas, and followed that with his first concert at San Quentin, also in California. On New Year’s Day in 1959, as well as the same day ...
San Quentin State Prison has always been home to those responsible for the most horrific suffering, but change in its infamous death row block is coming. Since 1893, when the first inmate was hung ...
MORE: San Quentin seeks to clear out death row inmates by July "You pet those dogs - it changes you," he said. "It's a great opportunity for me to help out and give back to my society that I took ...