Frank Kensaku Saragosa's writing took top honors for fiction and essay in the 2022 PEN America Prison Writing Awards. Saragosa writes of his experiences as a homeless San Diegan, struggling with addiction.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department says there have been 17 in-custody deaths this year, but advocates say that number is wrong and are demanding accountability. Emergency COVID-19 tenant protections are set to end Friday in the city of San Diego. Plus, a local tech giant brought the world of science and engineering to Hoover High School.
Dialogue is opened across divides because incarcerated writers like Jarvis Jay Masters scratch out narratives of their lives, welcoming us to commune with them.