A cell block last used as overflow housing for Death Row has been transformed into an honor unit for disciplinary-free residents of San … [Read more...]
Ethics Bowl: Mt. Tam College hosts dialog with UC Santa Cruz
The University of California Santa Cruz debate team came to San Quentin to compete with the home team’s incarcerated students on Feb. 26. The … [Read more...]
Protestant Christians hold annual Christmas banquet, awards ceremony
—By David Ditto; Richard Fernandez contributing The annual Christmas Banquet filled two San Quentin chapels with the holiday spirit for hundreds … [Read more...]
SQ vets host 32nd Annual Toys 4 Tots drive
U.S. veterans filled the San Quentin visiting rooms with the joy of holiday giving once again this December as they stuffed bags full of toys for … [Read more...]
SQNews wins again at California Journalism Awards
The California News Publishers Association recognized San Quentin News writers with seven awards in its 2021 California Journalism Awards Print … [Read more...]
Report: California’s death penalty ‘beyond repair’
A committee on penal code revisions recommended abolishing California’s death penalty, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Voters have twice … [Read more...]
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
For over 400 years, Black slavery and oppression have been an egregious hypocrisy in America, “the land of freedom.” In his book, The Souls … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s Toys-for-Tots Event
San Quentin’s veterans received an unexpected gift when Toys-for-Tots, their annual toy giveaway, was green-lighted for December 24 and 25. Holiday … [Read more...]
Mt. Tam College classes resume
A year and a half after canceling all classes due to the pandemic, Mount Tamalpais College (MTC) reopened in-person instruction inside San Quentin on … [Read more...]
San Quentin News wins FIVE AWARDS
The California News Publishers Association recognized San Quentin News writers with five awards for articles published in 2020. Senior … [Read more...]