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What’s really needed are paths to good jobs

September 30, 2020 by Aly Tamboura

David Jassy at work at the SQ Media Center

To stop the revolving door between poverty and incarceration, the more than 70 million Americans who are justice-involved need access to employment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Staff Profile Tagged With: criminal justice reform, Opinion, Parole and Release, Reentry, rehabilitated returning citizens, Rehabilitation Corner

Exciting experiences for the palate

February 3, 2017 by Aly Tamboura

A popular social activity on Valentine’s Day is the romantic dinner. Introducing our palates to new and exotic foods can be fun and make a lasting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Opinion

December 2016 News Briefs

December 31, 2016 by Aly Tamboura

Arizona — After the 2012 decision barring mandatory sentences of life without parole for offenders who were juveniles when they committed their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

States considering taking guns away from domestic abusers

November 25, 2016 by Aly Tamboura

Many states are now considering laws that would strip gun rights from anyone who has been convicted of a domestic violence-related crime or is under a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gun enhancements, gun rights

San Quentin News Adviser Retires After Eight Years

April 1, 2016 by Aly Tamboura

The San Quentin News, created in 1940 by Warden Clinton T. Duffy, is at the end of an era, which began eight years ago under the guidance of one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Revisiting Black History’s National Movement

February 1, 2016 by Aly Tamboura

Once a year, America turns its eyes toward Black history to honor heroes of the nation’s evolution from slavery to Jim Crow and the struggle for equal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Nine Men Complete CTE Course To Prep Them for Jobs After Parole

October 1, 2015 by Aly Tamboura

The men had assembled a stage in an old industrial prison warehouse and proudly stood on its steps when they received certificates for completing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Honoring the Life of Judith Puchner Breen

March 1, 2015 by Aly Tamboura

Judith Puchner Breen, beloved San Quentin volunteer whose Video Literacy Project and passion for teaching touched the lives of many prisoners, died … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Staff Profile

Zoe Mullery Encourages Sharing Creative Stories

June 15, 2013 by Aly Tamboura

For many prisoners, Wednesday is just another humdrum day behind bars spent missing the free life and their loved ones. However, for a small group of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Respected Educator Leaves San Quentin

November 8, 2012 by Aly Tamboura

After eight years as a San Quentin teacher and administrator, William J. Reeves has been transferred to Solano State Prison as vice principal. Reeves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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