Bernadette Rabuy works to impact criminal justice policy. She recently visited the San Quentin News office to meet inmate journalists, who frequently … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Actress Helen Hunt Looks Into Restorative Justice
A familiar sight greeted many prisoners who have participated in group processing as they entered the Protestant Chapel on Nov. 20 to watch the show … [Read more...]
Butterscotch Performs Live at SQ
San Quentin inmates packed into the prison’s Protestant Chapel on a recent December night for an intimate concert put on by musical artist … [Read more...]
Women Prisoners Learn Computer Skills
Monica Oliva may have spent the last 13 years in prison, but now, as she prepares to go home, she said those years were time well spent. “Although it … [Read more...]
Watani Bids Farewell to SQ News
For nearly three years, since March of 2013, I have enjoyed contributing to the San Quentin News with my OG’s Perspective column, glad to let my son … [Read more...]
Life of a King
Life of a King does an outstanding job of portraying the realities of using chess as a means of saving young men who come from dysfunctional homes … [Read more...]
Obama Focuses on Denouncing Mass Incarceration
President Barack Obama made an open declaration denouncing mass incarceration, and took action by commuting the sentence of 46 non-violent drug … [Read more...]
Column Changes Perception of Inmates
As “Asked on the Line” enters its fourth year at the San Quentin News, it renews its commitment to bringing readers the insights of the men at San … [Read more...]
New Policy Allows Prisoner to Purchase Tablets
Some California prisoners are being allowed to purchase basic electronic tablets for the first time, it has been announced. The new policy covers all … [Read more...]
Daylight Saving’s: ‘Spring Forward and Fall Back’
Most people know that there are two times during the year when we must adjust the time on our clocks and watches. The phrase “Spring forward and Fall … [Read more...]