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FATHER-DAUGHTER DUO RIG UP TRUCK DRIVING CORRESPONDENCE COURSE

August 12, 2023 by Juan Haines

 A telephone conversation between a father a nd h is d aughter took a n u nexpected turn that resulted in the creation of an opportunity for San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Family, Featured, RE-ENTRY

ASL: A SIGN OF THE TIMES

May 30, 2023 by Juan Haines

Prisoner-led sign language course gets go-ahead After submitting six proposals over seven years, Tommy Wickerd is teaching a sign language class in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, EDUCATION, Featured

VISITA OFICIAL DEL GOBERNADOR GAVIN NEWSOM A SAN QUENTIN

May 2, 2023 by Juan Haines

El gobernador de California Gavin Newsom anunció la transición propuesta de San Quentin Prisión Estatal a San Quentin Centro de Rehabilitación.  El … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, POLITICS, Recently Posted, SPANISH Tagged With: Rehabilitation Corner, Spanish

NEWSOM: MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD FOR SAN QUENTIN

April 27, 2023 by Juan Haines

California’s oldest prison toexpand focus on education,rehabilitative programming  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the proposed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, POLITICS, Rehabilitation Corner, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Tagged With: Rehabilitation Corner

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics By Anastasia C. Curwood

February 15, 2023 by Juan Haines

On Jan. 3, the United States Congress opened its halls to 535 Americans eager for public service. Women held only 149 seats in the 118th Congress, so … [Read more...]

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

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 Tagged With: Profiles

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/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

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, Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Stories

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: Recently Posted Tagged With: Rehabilitation Corner

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