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SQN at Oakland’s Night Out for Safety and Liberation

September 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

A national effort for public safety through community-driven methods had the support of those incarcerated at San Quentin. In August, Oakland and 25 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Boy’s Childhood Engulfed in a Decade-Long Civil War

September 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

The first time Ishmael Beah held an AK-47 rifle, it stood nearly as tall as he did. Later the teenager talked about a contest that involved slicing a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

California Allocates $10.6 Billion for Prisons

August 10, 2016 by Juan Haines

The 2016-17 California budget includes $10.6 billion for operating the state’s prisons, which represents 8.5 percent of the state budget, compared to … [Read more...]

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Kingian Nonviolent Teachings Make Way to SQ

August 10, 2016 by Juan Haines

In a secluded room, tucked away in a corner of a prison yard, about two dozen inmates stood face-to-face, staring at each other, eye-to-eye. They … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Reggie Hola Paroles After Seven-Plus Years

August 10, 2016 by Juan Haines

Reggie Hola was surrounded by more than a dozen men who were touching foreheads and bumping noses with him, followed by a firm handshake and a pull-in … [Read more...]

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Hope for Lifers Facilitates Life-Changing Opportunities

August 10, 2016 by Juan Haines

Gary Kosta and Marty Walters are the most unlikely characters to facilitate life-changing opportunities for inmates serving life sentences. Kosta, 59, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Profiles

Man Grapples with Retaliation and Revenge

August 10, 2016 by Juan Haines

When Tobias Wolff came to San Quentin State Prison on June 15 to sit in Zoe’s Class-Creative Writing, the class had already read his short story, The … [Read more...]

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‘Get On The Bus’ Unites Fathers With Their Children

July 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

  In celebration of Father’s Day, dozens of children, many with painted faces, spent the morning of June 17 in a prison visiting room, laughing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Coding Students Pitch Apps to Investor

July 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

  It’s hard to imagine an investor going inside a prison to discuss putting his money into a business idea dreamed up by an inmate, but that’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Peaceful Prison Protest is Not a Rule Violation

July 1, 2016 by Juan Haines

Senior EditorPrison inmates who participate in peaceful protests do not violate prison rules, according to an April 22 decision from a California … [Read more...]

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