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Kings and Warriors clash

November 20, 2021 by Juan Haines

Annual rivalry brings heat to the court The San Quentin Warriors outscored the San Quentin Kings, 56-48, in the basketball program’s season … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: San Quentin Kings, San Quentin Warriors, sports at SQ, SQ Basketball

Remembering James Vick, man of faith

November 11, 2021 by Juan Haines

The San Quentin community will always remember James Vick as a college student with a big smile. He was born in April 1953. He died in September 2021 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE Tagged With: obituary, profile, Profiles, San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel

Mental Wellness Month addresses psychological self-care

October 28, 2021 by Juan Haines

When a person starts to serve a sentence in a California prison, depression and despair are leading causes for a mental health crisis. Feeling abused … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Mental Health, San Quentin State Prison, suicidal inmates, Suicide

MOURNING OUR LOSSES Hosts Rememberances

August 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Since May 2020, educators, artists, and organizers – many returning citizens – say they are willing to write, edit and translate humanizing memorials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, Deaths, Health and Wellness, Opinion, Prison Stories, San Quentin News

Treating Opioid Addiction in Prison

August 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

When COVID-19 shut down all California prisons for nearly a year, in-class treatment for prisoners with opioid addictions stopped. On Feb. 1, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: addicted prisoners, San Quentin State Prison

The Arts: Perfect Plate by Ben Chandler

August 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

Ben Chandler, 57 has spent five of the six years he has been incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. His favorite painters are Picasso and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: Art

BOOK REVIEW: The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen (2001)

August 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (2001) opens with a storyline that is hard and edgy. However, as the characters come to life, detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: book review

NEWS BRIEFS AUGUST 2021

August 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

1. Alabama — Prison officials are asking the federal government if COVID-19 recovery funds can be redirected to improve state prisons with “better, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: news briefs

Program Profile: Yoga Returns to San Quentin

July 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

When programs reopened after the COVID-19 lock-down, Yoga instructor James Fox was one of the first volunteers to return to San Quentin State … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Mental Stimulation, Prison Programs, Prison Yoga Project

SQ Holds Q&A on Vaccine Hesitancy

June 28, 2021 by Juan Haines

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With almost 500 prisoners and over 1,000 prison staffers refusing a COVID-19 vaccine, on May 1, San Quentin’s Media Department held a Q&A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: COVID-19

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