Executive team members of the Board of Parole Hearings visited San Quentin during Mental Wellness Week. The visit gave residents a chance to ask … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2025
Peer Support Specialists pass state exam
After receiving his results for a rather difficult exam he had taken a month earlier, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center resident Michael Moore walked … [Read more...]
Overdose Awareness
A day of educational training on life-saving methods critical for incarcerated individuals By Jerry Maleek Gearin and Ben Greenspon Overdose … [Read more...]
Veterans display bravery in Shakespearean-style theatrical production
An individual who joins the military and serves their country through unfamiliar terrain show bravery while enduring life altering circumstances. … [Read more...]
Empathy, accountability, amends part of residents’ journey to redemption
A San Quentin resident finds redemption and a second chance at freedom after serving decades behind bars for the killing of a rival gang … [Read more...]
20-year anniversary of ‘R’ in CDCR
This summer, I spent two-and-a-half months in recovery at a different type of rehabilitation center: California Health Care Facility, in Stockton, … [Read more...]
El ser encerrado injustamente en el CECOT
Los salvadoreños encarcelados proponen un diálogo contra dictadura de El Salvador compartieron además su cultura y comida típica, [Pupusas y … [Read more...]
Fiesta de El Salvador event highlights immigration challenges
San Quentin event provides platform for decision-makers to hear the voices and fears of residents facing deportation As fear of Immigration and … [Read more...]
Vocational article in SQNews inspires resident to pursue rehabilitation
Charles Townsend's journey started and ended at San Quentin Rehabilitative determination was epitomized in Charles Townsend. The day after he … [Read more...]
SFDA and residents look for solutions to prevent gangs
San Quentin residents geared up to sit down with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and her staff, creating a safe space for a dialogue on … [Read more...]