“We love you MTC students! See you in the New Year” by Juan Haines, Edwin E. Chavez, and Michael Moore The changing nature of COVID-19 keeps … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2022
Riker’s Island Jail in Chaos
New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail is in a constant state of chaos due to violence and inadequate staffing, the New York Times … [Read more...]
Director of U.S. Bureau of Prisons Resigns
The director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons will resign after less than two years in the bureau’s top position in the wake of corruption and … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program Holds Carnival
In 2020, the Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) program converted San Quentin’s gym to a place to learn life skills and get drug treatment. Last … [Read more...]
Black History Month – five profiles
Donald “Don” King (1931 - present) “Only in America” became Don King, the famous boxing promoter’s, catchphrase along with his trademark wild … [Read more...]
New S.F. Transitional Housing Community for Women
“We wanted color, never wanting to see prison gray again” An apartment complex in San Francisco is now home to formerly incarcerated women who were … [Read more...]
Bob Goff Gives Inspirational Speech on Big Dreams
The second annual graduating Dream Big class of bestselling author Bob Goff received their certificates for participating in a class that embodies … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s Toys-for-Tots Event
San Quentin’s veterans received an unexpected gift when Toys-for-Tots, their annual toy giveaway, was green-lighted for December 24 and 25. Holiday … [Read more...]
Mt. Tamalpais College introduces laptops to students
In the Spring of 2022, Mt. Tamalpais college (Mt. Tam) at San Quentin (SQ) will provide its students with access to laptop computers. “For the … [Read more...]
SQ Suffers Another Outbreak
Two months after a local court ruled that the COVID-19 emergency at San Quentin State Prison had passed, the entire California prison system has gone … [Read more...]