Arthur D. Jackson (H40738)

President of The People In Blue. Incarcerated 30 years. Rehabilitative Efforts: Mount Tamalpais College Program Clerk, Guiding Rage into Power (GRIP)-Facilitator, Mourning Our Losses (MOL) – President, Insight Prison Yoga Project– Instructor in Training, and Coalition for Justice-President. Graduated: Coastline College (AA Degree – Social & Behavioral Science and Small Business Management), and Guiding Rage Into Power. Events: Co-Planned, Co-Produced and M.C.’d Mourning Our Losses 11/2021 and 2/2023 events; Planned, Produced, and MC’d Kwanzaa Celebration – 12/2019, Mount Tamalpais College First Academic Conference – Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reform: 21st Century Solutions for 20th Century Problems” – Academic Paper Presenter. Creator/Author: “Fundamentals of Confidence” curriculum.

Steve Brooks (K16234)

Vice President of The People In Blue. Incarcerated 29 years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: Writer: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Editor-in Chief of San Quentin News, Assistant Associate producer of Ear Hustle, Uncuffed Audio Training Program – Student, Manages Other San Quentin News Programs, Mount Tamalpais College Teacher’s Assistant. Graduate: Mount Tamalpais College (AA Degree – Liberal Arts), Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP), Restorative Justice, Addiction Recovery Center, and No more Tears. Creator/Author: Brain Care Curriculum.

Henok G. Rufael (G60755)

Sergeant at Arms of The People In Blue. Incarcerated 19 years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: Mount Tamalpais Student, Suicide Prevention Crisis -Counselor, Last Mile Audio Engineering Student, and Mount Tamalpais College Computer Lab Assistant. Graduated: Drug and Alcohol Counselor – NCAC-A Certified, Offender Mentor Certification Program (OMCP), Breaking Barriers – Facilitator, Denial Management – Counselor, Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI) -Counselor, Voices Heal-Facilitator, Alternative to Violence Program- Coordinator. Events: Produced, Coordinated, and MC’d Open Mic Night – Mount Tamalpais College (12/23), Established and Coordinated Basketball program at Salinas Valley State Prison (05/14), Developed and Led computer skill literacy workshop – Mount Tamalpais College. Author/Creator: Musically Your Trauma Heals (MYTH) (Evidence based curriculum, combining music with self-reflection), Co-creator for Voices Heal curriculum (ALIGHT).

Tam Nguyen (V26301)

Asst. Secretary/Sergeant at Arms of The People In Blue. Incarcerated 20 years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: Youth Offender Mentor, Mourning Our Losses (MOL) – Committee Member. Graduated: Youth Diversion Mentor for at-risk-youth in free societies and Chairman/ Vice-Chair of Criminals and Gangmembers Anonymous (CGA). Events: Co-Planned Mourning Our Losses Event – 2/2023. (MOL mourns the Death and celebrates the life of San Quentin’s Incarcerated people and Staff members who pass away during the year).

Tony Tafoya (AXO688)

Secretary for The People In Blue. Incarcerated 11 years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: LGBTQ mentor in Acting with Compassion and Truth (ALIGHT), Award Winning Ear Hustle podcasts (Earhustlesq.com) – Associate Producer, Mount Tamalpais College Student and community participant, Alternative to Violence Program (AVP). Graduated: Certificates in many other rehabilitation and personal growth programs. Author/Creator: Voices Heal curriculum (ALIGHT).

Oscar Acosta (AL5071)

The People In Blue committee member. Incarcerated 14 years. Bilingual. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: San Quentin Tour Guide, Mount Tamalpais College Student, kidCat (Kid Creating Awareness Together) – Vice Chairman, Alternative to Violence (AVP) – Facilitator and CGA (Criminals & Gang Members Anonymous) -Facilitator.

Robert Tyler (P51975)

The People In Blue committee member. Incarcerated 26 years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: Teacher’s Assistant San Quentin, A’s Baseball Coach, Narcotics Anonymous – Participant and Sponsor, Light-keepers’ Crisis-Counselor, Prison 2 Employment Connection – Facilitator, San Quentin’s 1000 mile Running Club – Member. Graduated: Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP), joint Venture (Coding), Enneagram Prison Project, Prison 2 Employment Connection – Facilitator, Alcohol and Drug – Counselor (Cert Expired 6/2022), and California Re-entry Institute (CRI). Former: Production Manager in Silicon Valley (20+ years)

John Levin (AI3643)

The People In Blue committee member. Incarcerated 13 years Current Rehabilitative Efforts: San Quentin’s TLM/PIA Coding Program (joint Venture) Teacher’s Assistant, Mount Tamalpais college Teacher’s Assistant, Mount Tamalpais College Computer Lab Assistant, Prison to Employment Connection Program Co-Facilitator, Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG), San Quentin’s 100D mile Running Club and Narcotics Anonymous. Graduated: Hope for lifers, Restorative Justice, TRUST, Enneagram Prison Project (EPP), Mount Tamalpais (AA Degree- (Valedictorian) Liberal Arts), and Cal State Fullerton (BS Computer Science). Events: Day of Peace Volunteer/Usher

Louis L Sale (BG3058)

The People In Blue committee member. Incarcerated 7 years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: Behavior Modification Program – Choices Mentor, Addiction Recovery Counseling Center- Peer Mentor Specialist, Veterans Healing Veterans – Facilitator, Peacemakers Alliance Facilitator, Native Hawaiian Spiritual Committee Leader, Felons Against Distracted, and Drunk Driving (FADDD), and Mount Tamalpais Student.

Steven Warren (BK9858)

The People In Blue committee member. Incarcerated 5+ years. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: Civic Engagement-Facilitator and Non-Profit Workshop-Facilitator. Former: Incarcerated Person Advisory Council.

Randolph Jackson (BA4631)

The People In Blue committee member. Current Rehabilitative Efforts: LGBTQ+ Mentor in Acting with Compassion and Truth (ALIGHT), LGBTQ+ yoga. Graduate: Web Development Fundamentals, Columbia College (AA – Social and Behavioral Sciences), and Lake Tahoe Community College (AA – Sociology). Certified Peer Counselor through Columbia College. Events: San Quentin’s pride event.