Archives for May 2020

Wrongful Conviction Heading for Settlement

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt cleared the path for settlement negotiations in a wrongful conviction lawsuit … [Read more...]

Javier Jiménez, the San Quentin News (SQN) staff photographer for the last 18 months, ended his eight-year prison … [Read more...]

May 10, 2020 by Juan Haines

Alabama — Since September 2019, the state’s parole board denied 92% of people who sought release from prison, according … [Read more...]

May 10, 2020 by Juan Haines

A team of prisoners met with youth coaches from the San Francisco Bay Area in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel on Feb. … [Read more...]

May 10, 2020 by Charles Crow

Motivational speaker Bob Goff led an eclectic group of celebrities into San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel on Feb. 25 to … [Read more...]

May 10, 2020 by Michael Johnson

Kairos is a Christian, spiritually-oriented program that sponsors a four-day retreat in San Quentin designed to enhance … [Read more...]

"Rich in Culture, Rich in Tradition" read a blazing red banner at San Quentin’s annual Spring Pow Wow. The February 28 … [Read more...]

May 10, 2020 by Juan Haines

On an early Wednesday morning, a green bus with silver trim rolled into California’s oldest prison. Prisoners filed out … [Read more...]

May 10, 2020 by Timothy Hicks

A new community of deaf people has finally arrived at San Quentin Prison. After battles in the courts and multiple … [Read more...]