As the executive director, these days, I don’t get a lot of chances to meet people at the gate when they are being released. I recently had a chance to get back out and do the thing that I love while training a new welcome driver. In November, we welcomed someone home from California Men’s...

Released in March 2021, Ronald Sky Carter survived the COVID-19 outbreak in San Quentin that took the lives of 28 inmates and one custody officer. “I was one of the lucky ones to get a medical release because of COVID-19”, said Carter. As for freedom, “I feel like a newborn.  It seems like people can’t...

First of all, if there were still sainthood granted to people, David and Rebecca should be made saints. As far as I’m concerned, I cannot think of a nicer couple or more involved couple that have made a difference in so many people’s lives. And they’ve done it without any pride, they’re very relaxed. You...

Q- How was that first day? That first day I was able to see my wife.  It was a feeling I thought would never happen. I had been in and out of jail so many times that I made the decision to change my life. I learned empathy before I got out and caring for...

Jerry served 25 years and was released in January 2020. “To be honest, when I first heard about Bonafide I didn’t see the need,” said Jerry. I was planning to go back to LA.  That all changed when I was forced to change plans and stay in the Bay Area and then I really needed...

They made me serve 24 years for something for which a person normally gets only 18 months! I walked out of the courtroom both stunned and in disbelief… They’ll never allow this three-strikes to stay as law. And year after year, I watched and hoped that there would be some change – a twist in...