SQ Giants Captain Anthony “T-Tone” Denard was a rising baseball prodigy on his way to the professional baseball league when he fell from grace, making … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2023
Last Time I Checked I Was Alive: Memoirs of a Reala
When Demiantra Maurice Clay, a.k.a. young “Bout It,” first came into the California prison system, he was only 15 years old. He was convicted and … [Read more...]
Another year down, another year forward
As this year comes to a close, we leave behind twelve notable months of historic endings at San Quentin and throughout the California prison … [Read more...]
GERRE MOORE BRINGS COLD, HARD STEEL TO LIFE
Artist Gerre Moore has been working with ink pen and color-pencils for decades. For Moore, 56, his journey as an artist began as a five-year-old … [Read more...]
THE PEOPLE IN BLUE AND OFFICERS FIND COMMON GROUND THROUGH CANDID DIALOGUE
On Friday, July 14, The People in Blue and correctional officers came together for a collaborative conversation about how to move forward as a … [Read more...]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DONOVAN READER APPRECIATES SQNEWS' LGBTQ+ COVERAGE Dear SQNews: My name is Yvette Blake, and I am an incarcerated transgender woman at R. J. … [Read more...]
I Cried to Dream Again
Contributing Writer I first learned about Sara Kruzan, an activist and survivor of child sex trafficking, from listening to an episode of Ear … [Read more...]
CHANNELING THE NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE
KEYSHAWN STRICKLAND, 'ALL AMERICAN ATHLETE' TALKS ABOUT HIS JOURNEY FROM TROUBLED YOUTH TO DOING THE RIGHT THING Young people need something … [Read more...]
SOFTBALL: COMPETITION AND CAMARADERIE BRING TEAMS TOGETHER
For some of the softball volunteers from team Dreams Awaken, it was their first time coming into prison to challenge the San Quentin Hardtimers in a … [Read more...]
SQ NINERS THUMP HARDTIMERS IN EXHIBITION
SAN QUENTIN'S PREMIER FOOTBALL TEAM PUMMELS SOFTBALL FOES IN INTER-LEAGUE EXPO The San Quentin Niners football team revealed their brand-new … [Read more...]