By some accounts, High Desert State Prison is one of California’s most notorious penitentiaries. Warden Marion E. Spearman wants to clear up that … [Read more...]
PUP grads take center stage
“Pomp and Circumstance” played and everyone stood to applaud the Prison University Project’s (PUP) class of 2018 as they took center stage in San … [Read more...]
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) aids programs
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will provide grant funding to the Prison University Project (PUP) and Ear Hustle, an award-winning … [Read more...]
Governor Gavin Newsom halts the state’s death penalty
California Governor Gavin Newsom halts the state’s death penalty with an Executive Order rousing comments and opinions from supporters and opponents, … [Read more...]
The 100th Edition of San Quentin News
As San Quentin News celebrates its 100th published edition since the newspaper was revived in 2008, the paper’s history is not well known to most of … [Read more...]
Queeny King performs at SQ
At age 8, singer-song writer Queeny King sang in a Soviet Union prison. In March, she performed at San Quentin State Prison. Dressed in black … [Read more...]
New system to combat illegal prison cellphones
The use of contraband cellphones by inmates in prison shows an increase in crime and violence across the country, according to a press release in … [Read more...]
50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of peace
"King’s Dream was to end class divisions and racism" The message of peace and racial justice from Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago is still being … [Read more...]
2011 Realignment had modest impact
California’s 2011 Realignment plan reduced the state’s prison population, increased county jail population and had a modest impact on recidivism, … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Neda Boin brings inspiration to SQ
There is a way to change anger and fear to love, singer-songwriter Neda Boin told an audience of San Quentin prisoners and outside guests. For her, it … [Read more...]
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