Prisoners in seven Georgia state correctional facilities rebelled against alleged violations of basic human rights by partaking in a self-inflicted … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Hears Prison Crowding Suit
U.S. Supreme Court conservative justices questioned California prisoners’ lawyer on how public safety would be affected if correctional officials were … [Read more...]
Distinguished Author Speaks At S.Q.
“We incarcerate African American men today at about 10 times the rate than at the eve of the ending of apartheid in South Africa,” said an … [Read more...]
Restorative Justice Program Lets the Healing Begin
When criminals meet with their victims and actually grasp the injuries they’re responsible for – the first step toward reconciliation is … [Read more...]
Town Hall Meeting — S.Q. Prisoners Open Up
The San Quentin News editorial department in conjunction with the San Quentin Media Center filmed a town hall style meeting with responsive prisoners … [Read more...]
Unique Assistance For Parolees
A community-based nonprofit organization and the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department have opened the Santa Barbara County Day Reporting Center in Santa … [Read more...]
Bids Opened for Start Of Death Row Expansion
The Marin County Board of Supervisor filed a lawsuit challenging efforts to expand San Quentin’s death row, but it failed to halt bidding for the … [Read more...]
S.Q. Journalist After 41 Years
Forty-one years ago, a young reporter’s story about the living conditions at San Quentin caused its warden to defend his treatment of prisoners. Joan … [Read more...]
Criminologist Suggests Options To Early Releases
Stanford Criminologist Joan Petersilia spoke recently to San Quentin prisoners concerning California’s current prison healthcare and overcrowding … [Read more...]
Q&A On Learning to Play The Guitar
An Interview With KURT HUGET What influenced you to work with prisoners? Because of my work with Bread & Roses, I had been to San Quentin several … [Read more...]