To stop the revolving door between poverty and incarceration, the more than 70 million Americans who are justice-involved need access to employment that allows self-perpetuating sustainability. When people come home from prison or jail, they face … [Read more...]
Exciting experiences for the palate
A popular social activity on Valentine’s Day is the romantic dinner. Introducing our palates to new and exotic foods can be fun and make a lasting impression. For many, fast food or being cheap is not an option — especially if it’s a first date. Many … [Read more...]
December 2016 News Briefs
Arizona — After the 2012 decision barring mandatory sentences of life without parole for offenders who were juveniles when they committed their crimes—and making the law retroactive—the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state courts to review the … [Read more...]
States considering taking guns away from domestic abusers
Many states are now considering laws that would strip gun rights from anyone who has been convicted of a domestic violence-related crime or is under a court-imposed protective order, The Associated Press reports. Driving this are the many instances … [Read more...]
San Quentin News Adviser Retires After Eight Years
The San Quentin News, created in 1940 by Warden Clinton T. Duffy, is at the end of an era, which began eight years ago under the guidance of one remarkable volunteer, who has decided to step down. Veteran journalist John C. Eagan, who has been … [Read more...]
Revisiting Black History’s National Movement
Once a year, America turns its eyes toward Black history to honor heroes of the nation’s evolution from slavery to Jim Crow and the struggle for equal rights. In 1966, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal planted the seeds of a Black nationalist movement in … [Read more...]
Nine Men Complete CTE Course To Prep Them for Jobs After Parole
The men had assembled a stage in an old industrial prison warehouse and proudly stood on its steps when they received certificates for completing the Career Technical Education (CTE) Construction Laborers Course. The program gives incarcerated men … [Read more...]
Honoring the Life of Judith Puchner Breen
Judith Puchner Breen, beloved San Quentin volunteer whose Video Literacy Project and passion for teaching touched the lives of many prisoners, died Jan. 17. Breen earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. Her … [Read more...]
Zoe Mullery Encourages Sharing Creative Stories
For many prisoners, Wednesday is just another humdrum day behind bars spent missing the free life and their loved ones. However, for a small group of men, Wednesday evenings mean packing into a cramped Arts in Corrections room where long-time mentor … [Read more...]
Respected Educator Leaves San Quentin
After eight years as a San Quentin teacher and administrator, William J. Reeves has been transferred to Solano State Prison as vice principal. Reeves started out at San Quentin as a volunteer in the Kairos religious program and took a full-time … [Read more...]
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