The Nash News, the CCWF Paper Trail, and The Echo (with its sister publication 1664) emerged triumphant in the American Penal Press Contest, whose … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2025
Resident team fails to overcome seven-time champions Warriors’ insurmountable lead
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s most important and exciting sporting event of the year took place in mid-September when the Golden State Warriors … [Read more...]
Lower Yard event on Mental Wellness full of festivities
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center held the final day of a weeklong series of mental wellness events, which included BPH commissioners. On Friday, … [Read more...]
Expressive arts offer mental health reprieve
Over 200 San Quentin Rehabilitation Center residents packed Chapel B for expressive arts night, one of the many events in efforts to raise awareness … [Read more...]
Cultivating healthy relationships a catalyst to favorable environment
San Quentin’s recent celebration of Mental Health Wellness Week reveals how the prison’s cultural shift benefits residents and staff alike. San … [Read more...]
CrossFit event honors seal team lieutenant who sacrificed his life to save team members
On the morning of September 11, hundreds gathered on the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Lower Yard to watch participants compete in a “Modified … [Read more...]
Thousands of hours dedicated to create replica coat of arms
A native of Mexico uses art to connect with his beloved state of Michoacán. For David Guerra, 39, who is serving a life sentence, art has … [Read more...]
Transitional program provides much needed resources
Steven Rice, the workforce development director of Code Tenderloin, an organization focused on free programming, community outreach, removing barriers … [Read more...]
SQNews moves into digital era with purpose and a new vision
A rich rumor pipeline that ebbs and flows fuels talk in California’s prisons. At times, it makes sense to get out in front of the rumors to clarify or … [Read more...]
Education key for an individual’s success, self-worth, transformation
For incarcerated students obtaining a bachelor’s degree, life is changing. Phillip Hernandez envisioned that one day he would graduate from high … [Read more...]