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Unique Culture of S.Q. – Helping One Another

January 1, 2011 by COLE BIENEK

San Quentin sits at the vanguard of CDCR’s modest rehabilitative efforts. Each month, the S.Q. News profiles any of a number of S.Q. programs. In this … [Read more...]

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VOEG –Where Survivors Meet the Perpetrators

December 1, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

The muggy summer air inside of a small classroom buzzed with a nearly visible electric tension. Eleven men and one woman sat in a circle attentively … [Read more...]

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The Enduring Problem of Over-Familiarity

September 1, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

San Quentin State Prison boasts the highest number of community volunteers and staff sponsorships in the entire state, if not the nation. Every day a … [Read more...]

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New Addition to the Roster Of Faiths at San Quentin

August 1, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

The religious program at San Quentin has expanded its borders to include a small but dedicated group of Wicca practitioners. The group, or “coven” as … [Read more...]

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The Ups, Downs Of Hobby Shop Regulations

June 1, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

(Part 2 of 2 parts) With the exception of suggestions for revising the cumbersome procedure for ordering materials and supplies, longtime hobby … [Read more...]

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Why All the Cuts in Rehabilitation

May 21, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

San Quentin Death Row Housing Unit

PROGRAM HEAD LISTS PRIORITIES Six months after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced plans to cut $250 million … [Read more...]

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A Promising New Way to Find Justice

May 21, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

A group of some 50 prisoners joined a mixed selection of visitors in the Catholic Chapel recently to participate in a restorative justice workshop and … [Read more...]

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Hobby Shop – Duffy’s Answer to Violence

May 21, 2010 by COLE BIENEK

In a dusty, busy room, men sit behind utilitarian workbenches, some carefully applying finishing touches to beautifully hand-made wooden jewelry … [Read more...]

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3 Years Later – The Vanishing R in CDCR

November 1, 2009 by COLE BIENEK

Vocational programs such as auto mechanics, carpentry, masonry and welding offere

Just over three years ago the state’s prison system woke up to a promising change. On July 1, 2006 the California Department of Corrections added the … [Read more...]

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‘So Tell Me, What’s So Bad About San Quentin? – New Arrival Says Many State Prisons Are a Whole Lot Worse’

August 1, 2009 by COLE BIENEK

Having just arrived at San Quentin on July 29, 2009, some would say that I have not really experienced the ‘Q’ at all, that the grin permanently … [Read more...]

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