San Quentin residents, staff, and outside guests enjoyed an afternoon of fine dining at the graduation ceremony for the newest members of Quentin … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2026
Astronomy class affords residents opportunity to see outer space
Students of Mount Tamalpais College, San Quentin’s onsite college program, gazed through a telescope at worlds far beyond the facility’s walls while … [Read more...]
Brandishing gun more serious than stabbing
According to data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, simply brandishing a firearm while committing a crime in … [Read more...]
Non-profit works to reverse ban on incarcerated writer’s memoir
A non-profit agency made an appeal to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reverse it decision and allow access to the works … [Read more...]
Mediation training creates job opportunities upon release
Residents in the transformative mediation program at San Quentin learned that the skills and techniques they’ve been acquiring can lead to employment … [Read more...]
San Quentin observes Memorial Day
On Monday May 25, 2026 at 9:00 am San Quentin Rehabilitation Center observed Memorial Day. The event took place on the facilities Lower Yard, and it … [Read more...]
BPH denies 10,000 years in 2025
The California Board of Parole Hearings denied an aggregate of 9,886 years to incarcerated persons in 2025, according to a San Quentin News analysis … [Read more...]
Channel Guide outage upsets San Quentin residents
By C. K. GerhartsreiterStaff Writer In today’s television-centric San Quentin, having a guide to help with show planning would go a long way to … [Read more...]
From gangs to groups — how one resident embraced rehabilitation
A former gangster, drug dealer and burglar serving a life sentence at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center has embraced its life-changing programs … [Read more...]
Book Review: Inhumane conditions of solitary exposed
In the United States there are many incarcerated people serving time in solitary confinement who are subject to daily inhumane … [Read more...]