“I think this is a very important thing: to give a man some hope in prison, to give a man some encouragement to be a better citizen while he is there and if he is a better citizen, while he is there, he is going to come out a better citizen.”
–Johnny Cash, testifying before the House Committee on the Judiciary, 1972
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There were signs hanging from the red wall behind the stage in the north dining hall—a few words and some musical notes that had been rendered in rounded script and sparkled with silver glitter. They were a little gaudy and a bit too small for the space and they were mounted so low it would be hard to read them once the show started. But while the stage was empty, they were clearly visible:
San Quentin
