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San Quentin, California 94964

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COMIC RELIEF – UnCommon Sense Comic by Jessie Milo, CSP – Corcoran

March 22, 2023 By San Quentin News Contributor

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

March 22, 2023 By San Quentin News

March 2023 AVENAL READER REMEMBERS CAPT. ROBINSON — 26 YEARS LATER  Dear SQNews:  I am writing this to commend you on a great tribute to an awesome man, whose retirement is going to be an unfilled void not only for SQ, but humanity as a whole. You could have filled an entire year of SQNews and still not given due praise to Sam Robinson.  I met him 26 years ago on the … Read Full Article

BOOK REVIEW: WHAT’S PRISON FOR? By Bill Keller

March 22, 2023 By Jerry Maleek Gearin

The book “What’s Prison For?” by Bill Keller sheds light on crime and punishment, and the real purpose of incarceration.  Tough on crime should cater to the availability of rehabilitation, Keller says. The justice system’s distribution of long prison sentences allows the offender to return to society without any type of life skills.  Fair punishment and rehabilitation is the solution … Read Full Article

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THE CHANGE-MAKERS AND GROUND-BREAKERS OF CDCR 

March 21, 2023 By San Quentin News

In the typically male-dominated world of corrections, these women stood as shining examples paving the way for other women in the California prison system. From Matron Genevieve Smith, who out-earned her husband in the early 20th century, to Jeanne Woodford and Ruth Rushen, who shattered the glass ceiling and led the entire Department — these women knew no limits, and never settled for second.  … Read Full Article

The POWER of change

March 20, 2023 By San Quentin News

People often don’t realize the true driving force behind the justice reform movement — women. The women on this page are real movers and shakers who have worked and sacrificed to effect significant, positive change in the criminal justice system.  … Read Full Article

Black women making historic strides in California politics

March 20, 2023 By Jerry Maleek Gearin

For the first time in California history, Black women are at the helm of two important government offices: Shirley Weber is the secretary of state and Malia Cohen is California’s new controller, the Oakland Post reports.  SHIRLEY WEBER  “I thought long and hard about it. I realized that everything about the secretary of state was central to my life,” she said.  Her … Read Full Article

Solano caricature artist Ray Williams
pays homage to SQ’s prison journalists

March 20, 2023 By Edwin Chavez

Solano State Prison resident Ray Williams Jr. created animated caricatures of formerly incarcerated journalists who were part of San Quentin’s radio program UnCuffed.  Williams conceived of the idea when formerly incarcerated journalists and San Quentin volunteers took a trip to Oslo, Norway, to be part of the first ever Prison Radio International Conference, which was featured in the … Read Full Article

Glen Shafer: Soledad neoclassical
artist owes his life to his art

March 20, 2023 By Edwin Chavez

Incarcerated for 35 years, the artist finds art itself to be his most stabilizing influence  SQNews is featuring art submissions from incarcerated men in institutions other than San Quentin. We begin with the art of Glen W. Shafer, a resident of Soledad State Prison.  “I owe my art my life,” said Shafer. “Today I am very grateful God has blessed me with this gift.”  For some, art … Read Full Article

26.2 TO LIFE: Powerful film debuts at SQ chapel

March 20, 2023 By Joshua Strange

San Quentin recently hosted a premiere of a documentary film starring its running club that shows how the program transformed the lives of the athletes inside the famous prison.  The film, titled 26.2 to Life, follows the life stories of three of SQ’s 1,000 Mile Club’s members, interspersed with footage of the club’s annual marathon in 2017. To complete the 26.2-mile race, runners must endure a … Read Full Article

Kid CAT hygiene drive returns to SQ

March 20, 2023 By Charles Crow

Incarcerated give to homelessyouth of Huckleberry House  Members of San Quentin’s Kid CAT program looked like a troop of Santa Clauses as they marched across the Lower Yard on Jan. 13 carrying bulky bags of hygiene products slung over their shoulders.  The soaps, shampoos, laundry products and more were contributions from SQ residents to Kid CAT’s yearly hygiene drive for Bay Area … Read Full Article

SAN QUENTIN NEWS CELEBRATES – THE WOMEN OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

March 20, 2023 By Marcus Henderson

For Women’s History Month, we shine the spotlight on fourpowerhouse women who have changed the face of the justice system Women worldwide are currently engaged in some form of freedom struggle against their patriarchal societies. For incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women as well as women with incarcerated loved ones, there are added stigmas and barriers to overcome in the struggle for … Read Full Article

Roses are red . . . mostly

February 15, 2023 By Edwin Chavez

Guatemala native brings nature’s beauty to life — with bread  San Quentin artist Idalio Villagran takes prison-constrained creativity and resourcefulness to another level, crafting beautiful roses of various colors from state-issued bread and Kool-Aid.  The roses are so convincing that people seeing them for the first time mutter in disbelief, first that they are not real, and finally that … Read Full Article

FOR LOVE AND HONOR

February 15, 2023 By Edwin Chavez

Edgar Zarate Martinez pours life onto his canvasto show respect for his family and culture Painting and drawing are keys to inner freedom for San Quentin artist Edgar Zarate Martinez, activities that dispel darkness. He literally brushes away the negative thoughts and feelings that can threaten to consume people in prison.  The artist’s Mexican heritage is distinctly evident in his … Read Full Article

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Black women making historic strides in California politics

March 20, 2023 By Jerry Maleek Gearin

For the first time in California history, Black women are at the helm of two important government offices: Shirley Weber is the secretary of state and Malia Cohen is California’s new controller, the Oakland Post reports.  SHIRLEY WEBER  “I thought long and hard about it. I realized that everything about the secretary of state was central to my life,” she said.  Her … Read Full Article

Solano caricature artist Ray Williams
pays homage to SQ’s prison journalists

March 20, 2023 By Edwin Chavez

Solano State Prison resident Ray Williams Jr. created animated caricatures of formerly incarcerated journalists who were part of San Quentin’s radio program UnCuffed.  Williams conceived of the idea when formerly incarcerated journalists and San Quentin volunteers took a trip to Oslo, Norway, to be part of the first ever Prison Radio International Conference, which was featured in the … Read Full Article

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  • Kid CAT hygiene drive returns to SQ

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PUP Academic Conference

Folsom Lake College reentry program to receive federal funds

Banned books on the rise in Michigan prisons

Forum: Shortcomings in police training programs present ‘immediate crisis’

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TEIR TALK – Round ball talk with Jamaal Harrison

Turkey Bowl intramural football game brought out best of the best

REMEMBERING SOCCER LEGEND PELÉ

ABSOLUTE DETERMINATION

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Call for repeal of state’s Three Strikes law

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N.A. Chaderjian youth graduates

Kid CAT hygiene drive returns to SQ

SF DA moves to block judge from hearing juvenile cases

TENNESSEE: Juvenile life sentence unconstitutional

Court reverses earlier ruling on juvenile life sentences

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TRIP graduates Tribe 379

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Mujeres Latinas tienen conflicto al reportar violencia doméstica

Organización femenil EQUIS busca justicia para mujeres encarceladas

El efecto perjudicial de encarcelar a madres

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Prisons increasingly turning to scanning incoming mail

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – FEBRUARY 2023

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – January 2023

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COMIC RELIEF – UnCommon Sense Comic by Jessie Milo, CSP – Corcoran

NATIVE AMERICANS CELEBRATE ANNUAL WINTER POW WOW 

Solano caricature artist Ray Williams
pays homage to SQ’s prison journalists

Glen Shafer: Soledad neoclassical
artist owes his life to his art

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THE CHANGE-MAKERS AND GROUND-BREAKERS OF CDCR 

Black women making historic strides in California politics

Solano caricature artist Ray Williams
pays homage to SQ’s prison journalists

Glen Shafer: Soledad neoclassical
artist owes his life to his art

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