In the San Quentin Prison complex of drab gray concrete, unforgiving steel bars, and razor wire-toped fences, one building has a distinction: H-Unit’s … [Read more...]
Violence on Lower Yard Ends in Fatality
Violence erupted at the bottom of the stairs leading to the lower yard when the resident pack of rats living under the old modular building faced an … [Read more...]
Imprisoned for 33 Years, Buddhist Monk Visits S.Q.
A man who spent more than three decades behind bars as a political prisoner in China gave San Quentin’s prisoners an eye-opening account of how … [Read more...]
The Long Road Back to S.Q
On a gloomy day 17 months ago, I reluctantly boarded a bus to leave San Quentin, a prison where inmates find hope in an incredible array of … [Read more...]
Court Orders End to Prison Overcrowding
California officials are gearing up to reduce the prison population by tens of thousands in the wake of an order by the United States Supreme … [Read more...]
Medical Quarantine In North Block Lifted
To the cheers of prison staff and prisoners, the San Quentin Prison health care administrator lifted a six-week-long quarantine of the North-Block … [Read more...]
Cate Supports Plan to Enhance Sentence Credits
CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate visited San Quentin last month and gave the SQ News a few minutes of his time to answer questions. The central question … [Read more...]
Mayor Newsom Answers Prison Reform Questions
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate made a tour of San Quentin and permitted the SQ News and Journalism Guild to ask … [Read more...]
One of the Last Black Revolutionaries
More than 35 years ago, in a daring prison escape, two brothers scaled the walls of San Quentin State Prison to freedom. Twenty years later, one of … [Read more...]
Art Instructor Receives Award From Dalai Lama
Steve Emrick, San Quentin Arts in Corrections program coordinator, received an award from His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his compassionate … [Read more...]