By Tommy Lee Wickered My name is Tommy Lee Wickered. I’m 58 years old. I’m incarcerated for voluntary manslaughter. I took a 57-year deal for my … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2025
Former life-without-parole prisoner advocates policy change
A former LWOP (life without parole) prisoner is aiding a coalition seeking to end life sentences in California. Joseph Bell, a San Francisco … [Read more...]
Film festival set to return in Fall ’25
The second San Quentin Film Festival is officially scheduled to return to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center later this year on October 23 and … [Read more...]
Artistic beauty created with discarded newspaper, rice, small rocks, paint
Through intricate crafts, San Quentin resident Santiago Valencia has been channeling his art into his rehabilitation. “I learned how to create … [Read more...]
Native Hawaiian religious group receives ukuleles
“This is probably the best gift I got in prison,” said resident Talia Opeti, holding one of 11 new ukuleles donated by the Rossmoor Ukulele Club and … [Read more...]
14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population
In the fall of 2011, the term “Realignment” was added to the wordlist of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. That was when … [Read more...]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – May & June 2025
Smiles from North Kern Dear SQNews: Again, I opened the SQNews and while laying it out on my rack, I found myself with a ear to ear smile … [Read more...]
Communication workshop ends with Parenting Prom
“Families can be one of the most powerful drivers of healing and safer communities,” resident Louis Sāle said. “No event has been more humanistic then … [Read more...]
Resource Fair provides valuable information for re-entrants
Several barriers lie ahead of a reentrant from prison so connecting them with resources and programs prior to leaving prison can be instrumental to … [Read more...]
SQ Giants coach’s long wait for kidney is over
As Shohei Otani and the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened the major league season in Japan, the SQRC Giants celebrated a new beginning for … [Read more...]