Archives for August 2021

MOURNING OUR LOSSES Hosts Rememberances

August 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

Since May 2020, educators, artists, and organizers – many returning citizens – say they are willing to write, edit and translate humanizing memorials … [Read more...]

Treating Opioid Addiction in Prison

August 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

When COVID-19 shut down all California prisons for nearly a year, in-class treatment for prisoners with opioid addictions stopped. On Feb. 1, a … [Read more...]

San Quentin’s Rec Shack manager, Garvin “JoJo” E. Robinson transformed his life

August 31, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

The conversations and human connections made during his time as San Quentin’s Rec Shack manager helped Garvin “JoJo” E. Robinson transform his … [Read more...]

SQ DEAF COMMUNITY DURING COVID-19

August 31, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

A new community of unique deaf people arrived at San Quentin and had to endure a prison programming change plus a devastating COVID-19 … [Read more...]

Correspondence Programming Continues During COVID-19 Lockdowns

August 31, 2021 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Lockdown pressures during the 14-month state of emergency at San Quentin State Prison did not mean all prisoners missed out on … [Read more...]

Deadliest Day in San Quentin’s History–August 21, 1971

August 31, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

The deadliest day in San Quentin’s history took place 50 years ago on Aug. 21, 1971. On a single day of violence, three guards and three prisoners … [Read more...]

You May Be Eligible For Resentencing Under New Penal Code 1170(d)(1)

August 31, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Recent legislation allows convicted people to request the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the District Attorney to … [Read more...]

FREEDOM THROUGH FITNESS

August 30, 2021 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

A workout program started in prison has turned into a successful business training more than 200 formerly incarcerated people as physical … [Read more...]