Wall City is a documentary arts magazine created to inspire conversations across the prison walls. It was born out of the San Quentin State Prison media center, where the San Quentin News staff sought, in the words of then-editor Arnulfo Garcia, to “tell important stories with more space and creative freedom” than is possible in a newspaper. Today, Wall City is a digital-first magazine; we publish one submission every other week on our website. We offer contributors incarcerated anywhere in California the freedom to report, explain, celebrate and critique the world around them, across a variety of media and forms. Our publication is designed to broaden the worldview on the current carceral system.

Team

Kate McQueen, editorial director 

Jesse Vasquez, editorial advisor

Sarah Horowitz, editorial advisor

Doug Levy, editorial advisor

Dan Fost, editorial advisor

Logo by Jake Custodio

Editorial Advisory Board

David Razor Babb, Mule Creek State Prison

Jessie Milo, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Sagal Sadiq, Central California Women’s Facility

John L. Orr, Mule Creek State Prison