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END of an ERA as SQ Public Information Officer Sam Robinson retires

January 17, 2023 by Juan Haines

December 31 marked the last day of a year and the last day of an era. Captain Samuel Robinson walked out of San Quentin State Prison to end his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read, Profiles, SQ News

MADAM C. J. WALKER’S GOSPEL OF GIVING

December 11, 2022 by Juan Haines

BLACK WOMEN’S PHILANTHROPY DURING JIM CROW When the biography of a Black female millionaire dropped on my desk, I tilted my head. “It’s too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted

Runa Ray partners with SQ artists

December 6, 2022 by Juan Haines

A fashion designer/environmentalist returned to San Quentin in order to include the prison’s incarcerated population in the design of a gigantic flag … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Recently Posted, SQ News

STARS BEHIND BARS:

December 6, 2022 by Juan Haines

North Carolina nonprofit visits San Quentin,aims to improve reentry opportunities in NC A mentor of incarcerated people in North Carolina said that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Prison Stories, Recently Posted

SQ debuts hi-tech audio engineering program

November 8, 2022 by Juan Haines

Four days a week, Yu “Paul” Chen gets up early. He makes his way through a checkpoint and then a heavy, medieval-looking metal door to sit behind a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs, Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner

SQ residents observe annual Day of Peace

October 5, 2022 by Juan Haines

After 15 years, the event’s original legacy is in danger of being forgotten  In 2006, Blacks and Mexicans rioted on San Quentin’s Lower … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Featured, SQ News

“The Mars Room” By Rachel Kushner

September 14, 2022 by Juan Haines

Romy Hall is serving two life sentences for killing the man stalking her. Her only concern—her son, who’s been swallowed by child protective services, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted

No strings attached

September 13, 2022 by Juan Haines

Returning Citizen Stimulus program provides cash assistance to formerly incarcerated Giving financial support to people getting out of prison is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Re-Entry, Recently Posted

NY bans Thompson’s “Blood in the Water”

August 28, 2022 by Juan Haines

A prominent author who exposed malfeasance by New York prison authorities in the notorious 1971 Attica uprising has taken New York’s correctional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Politics, Recently Posted

Uncuffed alumni attend international prison radio conference in Norway

August 27, 2022 by Juan Haines

Several returning citizens, previously residents of San Quentin State Prison, joined prison staffers and producers of a public radio station for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AROUND THE WORLD, Criminal Justice, Featured

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