Reductions in incarcerated populations during the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be only temporary, new federal data shows. Included in the … [Read more...]
San Quentin veterans find healing in Shakespeare
The Shakespeare for Social Justice Program and Veterans Healing Veterans — from the Inside Out — presented “The Field” on Dec. 16 in the ARC … [Read more...]
LIVING SPACES
How COVID-19 constrained, reshuffled and otherwise upended the close quarters of San Quentin In early May, 2021, a big green bus rolled along … [Read more...]
Pope Francis calls for hope in sentencing reform
Pope Francis has called for criminal sentencing that leaves incarcerated people with hope and provides a chance at redemption. “It’s right that … [Read more...]
Mixed reactions to ‘pay-to-stay’ jails in SoCal
Some detainees pay $200 or more per day for creature comforts In Southern California, “pay-to-stay” jails offer large private cells with … [Read more...]
NPR Lose Talent Due to Lack of Opportunities
“62% White, 15% Black/African American, 12% Asian American, and 7% Latino or Hispanic” NPR’s recent losses of talented Black and Latino program … [Read more...]
Folsom women join Journalism Guild
SQNews’ Journalism Guild expands to Folsom Women’s Facility, aiming to bring new voices to the forefront of prison journalism In a history-making … [Read more...]
Report: Solitary confinement adversely affects prisoners, staff alike
Study exposes long-term impact of ‘social deprivation’ Solitary confinement has serious long-term adverse effects on incarcerated people, their … [Read more...]
Federal judge issues vaccine mandate
Prison personnel and certain incarcerated workers required to be inoculated A federal judge has ordered all California prison employees entering a … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins
A mother and her 8-year-old son flee northward from deep in southern Mexico. Hard on their heels is the cartel intent on their murders. Cut off from … [Read more...]