New voices are growing in California’s District Attorneys’ offices with the goal to bring modern and diverse approaches to public safety, according to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
NC law students focus to help the incarcerated
As COVID-19 forces many schools and universities to face closure, the students at Wake Forest University, through its Prison Letter Project, had to … [Read more...]
Online publishing community puts incarcerated voices front and center
Fueled by the growing interest in real-life reporting from behind bars, the Prison Journalism Project (PJP) launched itself in April 2020 as a … [Read more...]
Q Ball nominated for Emmy Awards in 2020
Filming of Q Ball inside San Quentin's gym San Quentin–filmed Q Ball was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary, … [Read more...]
Our honors list for criminal justice work
San Quentin News would like to honor and recognize these individuals for their work and contributions to social and criminal justice reform. There is … [Read more...]
New app would simplify justice system assistance
A mobile app is being developed to help connect criminal defendants and other justice-impacted people to services and resources otherwise hard to … [Read more...]
Implicit bias is said to infect justice system
There are subtle racial prejudices within the procedural fabric of the criminal justice system, reported Evan Robinson in a Hamilton College news … [Read more...]
Holiday songs for the cells: another COVID-19 victim
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is one of many songs the incarcerated population at San Quentin will not hear carolers singing this year due to the … [Read more...]
Sistas’ With Voices rally calls to new head of CDCR
Voices of concern, love and a call to action were raised by families, friends and prison reform advocacy groups to welcome a new change in CDCR … [Read more...]
Father George Williams gets his release date from San Quentin
Members of the San Quentin community hope to get their dates to leave. Father George Williams received his unexpected release day in July of this … [Read more...]