Golden Gate Xpress

SF District Attorney candidates answer questions from formerly incarcerated students at SF State forum before November election

MJ Johnson

October 2, 2019

Tears filled Elisabeth Ocampo’s eyes and her voice began to quiver, but she persisted in her question to three seasoned lawyers currently running for district attorney in San Francisco. Ocampo, a formerly incarcerated undergraduat...

Project Rebound gets $250K

February 19, 2019

A path into hope and liberation is seen in the “Incarceration to Liberation” mural at SF State, debuting on Oct. 4.

October 3, 2018

Steven Abundis, a SF State student who has seen the worst of the old cash bail system poses for a portrait in Humanities 303 at SF State on Friday, Sept. 7. (David Rodriguez/Golden Gate Xpress)

Bill ends ‘unfair’ cash bail system; critics says it’s a mistake

September 11, 2018

Inmates at San Quentin State Prison use the phones in West Block, a housing unit with five tiers of cells, October 10, 2016.

From Prison to College

May 24, 2017

Curtis Penn, director of Project Rebound, works on his computer in Cesar Chavez T-161 at SF State on Monday, May 8, 2017 (Sarahbeth Maney/Xpress).

“Life After Life” documentary shows brighter side of success after prison

May 11, 2017

Furniture including chairs and desks in SF State's residence halls are made by California Prison Institute Authority (CALPIA) a company that provides labor for inmates at 24 California prisons Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. (Emma Chiang/Xpress)

Rehabilitation program leads campus debate over prison labor

October 27, 2015

Bob Tunnell (left), a Project Rebound volunteer advisor, and C. Jason Bell (right), the Project Rebound Director, put together an article for students to read at the Project Rebound office located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center Tuesday, Oct. 6. (Joel Angel Juárez / Xpress)

SF State’s Project Rebound expanding to more CSU’s

October 6, 2015

Campus art gallery partners with Project Rebound to share prisoners’ work

October 17, 2014