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...]
Virtual gala raises over $70,000 for SQNews operations
A virtual fundraising event in August raised over $70,000 to help finance the printing and distribution of the San Quentin News. An online flyer … [Read more...]
Motivational Speaker Bob Goff Returned to San Quentin
Motivational speaker Bob Goff returned to San Quentin’s Chapel B in July with his annual message of inspiration for the prison’s residents. It was his … [Read more...]
Prosecutors sue to block credit changes
Forty-four of California’s 58 district attorneys have sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to block recent changes in the … [Read more...]
LWOP REPLACES DEATH PENALTY
“Life without parole (LWOP) sentences are steadily replacing the death penalty across the United States,” reported The Marshall Project in a recent … [Read more...]
RELIANCE ON LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The number of people serving life sentences in America today exceeds the total number of people in prison in 1970, reported The Sentencing Project in … [Read more...]
When President Obama Hugged Duck Dynasty Star
Motivational speaker Bob Goff led an eclectic group of celebrities into San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel on Feb. 25 to bring a message of hope and … [Read more...]