At San Quentin, reflections on personal space

A youth reporter gets a brief foray into the life of an inmate at San Quentin State Prison in Richmond, Ca, through visiting the newsroom of San Quentin News, a monthly publication printed and distributed to inmates.  Articles consist of recent happenings in the prison and personal stories and perspectives.  Inmates' writings provide an inside account of prison living conditions.  One fact of prison life is the unceasing lack of personal space, which makes the visitor reflect on basic requirements of humanity.  "[I]n California prisons, where overcrowding is the issue of the day (and has been for years), the question that begs to be asked is: How can humanity truly be achieved in prison without the one key thing that’s missing — personal space?"  The whole story is on Richmond Pulse.