San Quentin Rehabilitation Center offers 12-step programs that offer residents an opportunity to abstain, reform, recover, and a chance at a … [Read more...]
‘The Body Keeps the Score’ author discusses trauma-informed rehabilitation
San Quentin residents and James Fox, Director of the Prison Yoga Project, hosted renowned therapist and author Dr. Bessel van der Kolk to discuss … [Read more...]
Residents put gang and criminal lifestyle behind them
Criminals and gang members took the initiative to find help by participating in Criminal Gangs Anonymous, one of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s … [Read more...]
Program provides safe space to discuss shame and trauma
A new 26-week self-help program has been established at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, designed to help those convicted of a sex offense to … [Read more...]
Normalization takes shape at San Quentin
An effort to transform a previously notorious environment into a more humane environment has induced San Quentin residents to discuss what is, and … [Read more...]
Healing circle highlights reconciliation and accountability
A Day of Healing was celebrated at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Lower Yard in April. The day is part of Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and for the … [Read more...]
Conflict resolution and effective communication program graduates 20
On May 1, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center honored 19 incarcerated individuals for completing the voluntary 150-hour Transformative Mediation … [Read more...]
Former life-without-parole prisoner advocates policy change
A former LWOP (life without parole) prisoner is aiding a coalition seeking to end life sentences in California. Joseph Bell, a San Francisco … [Read more...]
14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population
In the fall of 2011, the term “Realignment” was added to the wordlist of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. That was when … [Read more...]
Communication workshop ends with Parenting Prom
“Families can be one of the most powerful drivers of healing and safer communities,” resident Louis Sāle said. “No event has been more humanistic then … [Read more...]
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