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DEPORTED TRANSWOMAN KILLED IN EL SALVADOR  

July 6, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

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A transgender woman who sought asylum in the U.S. to escape discrimination and threats of violence was killed in her native country of El Salvador … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AROUND THE WORLD, Recently Posted

VIETNAM VET GARY COOPER EARNS RELEASE

July 5, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

BELOVED WEST BLOCK RESIDENT LEAVES LAUGHTER, FRIENDSHIPS IN HIS WAKE San Quentin resident Gary Cooper found freedom at the age of 74. A parole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PAROLE & HEARINGS, PROFILE, RE-ENTRY

Andrew Wadsworth finds healing with each stroke of the paintbrush

June 1, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Andrew Wadsworth began his incarceration as a 16-year-old. He admits that his path to adulthood has had its challenges. Now 38, he’s in the early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Recently Posted

Stitch-wiz Ezekiel Gonzalez inspired by love for his daughters

June 1, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

“My two daughters Jacklynn and Lilly were the ones that inspired me to create these teddy bears,” said Ezekiel Gonzalez, 51, a resident of San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Recently Posted

¿Estarán funcionando las prisiones en Latinoamérica?

June 1, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Prisiones de centro y suramericaoperan muy diferentes de EE.UU. Exponiendo la estructura de las prisiones en Latinoamérica.  A profesionales … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AROUND THE WORLD, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ESPANOL, Recently Posted, SPANISH

SQ Jewish community observes traditional Passover feast

May 31, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

By Edwin E. Chavez and Juan Haines This year’s Passover celebration at San Quentin affirmed Devin Ben’s belief that the dream of inclusivity for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HOLIDAYS, Recently Posted, Religious Programs

A HISTORY OF FAMILY VISITING

May 9, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Overnight family visits were first introduced to California prisoners in 1974. Sometimes referred to as conjugal visits, they are available to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY

No Matter How Far

May 9, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

With two sons serving lifesentences, one mothercrisscrosses California forovernight family visits Elizabeth Hurren has always put her children … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WALL CITY Tagged With: Prison Stories

One of SQ’s newest artists honors lives lost to COVID

May 2, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

“I am a person who wants to bring happiness to all, by placing a smile on people’s face, a shimmering of hope,” said Shelley Small, a new San Quentin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Featured

Commemorating a Tex Mex queen

May 2, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

Hector Cadena honors the late, great Selena Quintanilla In April, a San Quentin artist dedicated his art to the late Latin Tex-Mex queen Selena … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE Tagged With: Spanish

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