Matthew Hahn
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Matthew Hahn
@matthewhahn.com
Former prisoner. Dharma student. Union tradesman. Program facilitator for Mindful Prisons & Boundless Freedom Project. Sober since 2005. Hobbyist photographer. San Jose, CA.

Kicked a divot out of Stalin’s grave.

https://linktr.ee/MatthewHahn
On this week’s episode of Flightless Bird with @davidfarrier.bsky.social we talk about fighting fires in prison, where rehabilitation happens behind the walls, and some of my story. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.
July 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It brings me great joy to mentor apprentices and then watch them become journeymen. This man is something special. The future is in good hands.
June 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Official pride and trans flags, coming to a government building near you.
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Thank you, Salt Lake City and Boise.
May 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our suffering is a feature, not a failure.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See link in bio.
May 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Coming to terms with the truth of suffering early in my last prison term.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See the link in bio.
May 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Discovering meditation in prison and finding distance from personal narratives.
May 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My trade union has a tool list. It outlines what employees can be expected to bring to the job. EVERYTHING else must be purchased by the employer. This protects the worker from being taken advantage of.

Don’t pay for stuff that your employer should be providing for you.
May 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Twenty years ago, I turned myself in for what I thought would be a life sentence in prison.
April 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A little bit about my expungement process in California. If it worked me for, it will likely work for folks with felony DUI comvictions.
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM