Award winning journalist and former editor-in-chief Marcus Henderson paroles after nearly three decades of incarceration. As San Quentin News … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2025
Art provides a healthy outlet for Michael Andrus
For Michael Andrus, art means freedom from reality because it allows him an outlet for change and a way to be in tune with his creativity. Andrus, … [Read more...]
Op-ed: Education and self-worth reduce recidivism
In achieving a higher education while incarcerated, social skills are obtained, enhancing self-worth that can reduce recidivism rates. A higher … [Read more...]
Organization fights to repeal Three Strikes Law
The public may have lost interest in the efforts to repeal California’s controversial three strikes law, but the 30,000 second-strikers and the 7,000 … [Read more...]
Medicaid funding available before parole
Three counties in California implemented a new program which will provide Medi-Cal to persons leaving prisons and jails. California became the … [Read more...]
Blas ‘Frank’ Chavez finds freedom through poetic expression
Poetry is not the exception to the rules of perfection. One can find their freedom by the way he/she/they/them chooses to live life behind … [Read more...]
Second Look movement reassesses lengthy sentences
The phenomenon of mass incarceration changed criminal justice in important ways, particularly with sentencing policies. Ever younger defendants, … [Read more...]
Incarcerated reporters’ futures look bright among graduates
San Quentin News celebrated the graduation of its English and Spanish Journalism Guild students on December 13 in the Garden Chapel. Given that … [Read more...]
CDCR promotes healthier workplace through trauma-informed care
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have introduced trauma-informed staff training to promote a healthier workplace, according to the … [Read more...]
Act funds legal representation as a human right
6th Amendment of U. S. Constitution ensures criminal defendant's right to counsel The Criminal Justice Act provides funding for a person defending … [Read more...]