Archives for July 2019

State auditor reports CDCR has been unsuccessful in rehabilitation needs

July 15, 2019 by Kevin Sawyer

State Auditor Elaine Howle A new study by California’s state auditor reported that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation … [Read more...]

East Oakland Times publisher Tio MacDonald

July 15, 2019 by Juan Haines

Duane Miles & Tio MacDonald Many people in the San Quentin writing community are familiar with East Oakland Times and its publisher, Tio MacDonald. … [Read more...]

Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs checks out San Quentin Enneagram program

July 15, 2019 by Juan Haines

Enneagram class on lower yard with Micheal Tubbs & wife Anna Tubbs Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and his wife, Anna, came to San Quentin to join a … [Read more...]

Quentin Cooks culinary program serves up big audience

July 15, 2019 by Aron Kumar Roy

Graduate Derry Brown receiving certificate from Chef Huw Thorton A documentary filmmaker spent a year in San Quentin filming a cooking program as it … [Read more...]

SQ Garden Chapel hosts Christmas banquet

July 15, 2019 by David Ditto

Opera Singer Sanet Allen “Jesus is not only the reason for the season – but for all 365 days a year.” The gospel song “Lord, We Praise Your Name” … [Read more...]

New York parolees renovated transition house

July 15, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

Ex prisoner working on renovation Parolees leaving New York’s prisons were having trouble finding housing, so they took matters into their own … [Read more...]

Florida county jail injury

July 10, 2019 by Amir Shabazz

Florida A mentally ill prisoner at the Broward County Jail in Florida used a razor to commit an act of self-mutilation, according to the American … [Read more...]

The nature of our addiction

July 10, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributer

"The men at Avenal State Prison find support in rehabilitation" The men at avenal State Prison program participants Today is a day of Victory. … [Read more...]

California court rules against juveniles under 16 tried as adults

July 10, 2019 by Joe Garcia

A California appellate court ruled in late April that juveniles under the age of 16 cannot be tried as adults—or face adult life sentences. The … [Read more...]