Victims of Southern California wildfires motivate youth offenders to make amends Mentors at San Quentin have motivated young offenders to prepare … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2025
Lack of sleep among inmates continues to be problem
In prisons and jails across the country, lack of sleep among inmates continues to be a problematic and pressing issue. In recent studies, the L.A. … [Read more...]
Spending stats give American West a bad name
If California ended up sold to the Kingdom of Denmark as proposed in a recent online petition, the remaining American West might breathe a collective … [Read more...]
Academy Award nominated directors facilitate workshop on film reels
Incarcerated filmmakers and screenwriters arrived at San Quentin’s Media Center to take part in the first ever Reel Film Workshop. The workshop is … [Read more...]
Orden Ejecutiva remueve fondos para traducciones en diferentes idiomas
El pasado primero de marzo, el Presidente de los EE.UU. Donald J. Trump, firmó una orden ejecutiva en donde oficializa el Inglés como el “idioma … [Read more...]
Prison Policy Initiative highlights eight ways to shorten sentences
In the half century since the beginning of mass incarceration, population numbers of lifers alone have surpassed the entire prison population count … [Read more...]
Community-based organization programs excel
Peer-led groups are driving force for rehabilitative success Peer-to-peer self-help programming at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center finds … [Read more...]
Recolección de estadísticas inconstantes diferentes estados de la nación Americana
La información que se reporta de las bajas de reincidir [recaídas] en las prisiones, varía con las fuentes de información. Basada en el artículo … [Read more...]
Residents step up to facilitate successful reentry
A year and a half ago, San Quentin residents were told that a rehabilitation and re-entry team, a supported pathway, and a comprehensive … [Read more...]
Obstruction on Lower Yard causes concern
Resident Travis Taylor went to enjoy the warm weather and a jog on the Lower Yard, when he noticed a mound of dirt and a hole in the ground surrounded … [Read more...]