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14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population

May 27, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

In the fall of 2011, the term “Realignment” was added to the wordlist of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. That was when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, George Coles-El, Kamsan Suon, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Tim Young

What is Public Safety?

May 5, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

Indeterminate and determinate individuals view public safety differently "At San Quentin I had a hard time to convince friends that my sentence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Most Read Tagged With: lifer, LWOP, public safety

Book Review: Robinson Crusoe

May 3, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

Most of us have seen one of the diverse movie versions of the book Robinson Crusoe, the story about a malcontent castaway who is seemingly impatient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOOK REVIEW Tagged With: book review, Robinson Crusoe

53 years of incarceration led to accountability and suitability

May 2, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

Fred Catano, 71, is scheduled to parole from San Quentin this month, after serving 53 continuous years behind bars. He was one of about 190 prisoners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY, Rehabilitation Corner

Prisoners rights to boots and belts

March 29, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

According to California Code of Regulations each inmate shall be issued boots and belts but many San Quentin residents are without A reasonable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: San Quentin State Prison

Meet our new Editor-in-Chief

March 9, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

People keep asking me why I returned to San Quentin News. As the newspaper approaches the 17-year-mark since its reappearance in 2008, preparations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: editor in chief, kevin d. sawyer

Hundreds of prisoners still languish in prison for more than 50 years

February 28, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

Lifers convicted of murder and sentenced under an out-of-date statute are forgotten Rehabilitation and the California Model are declared mission … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Most Read

San Quentin Incarcerated Veterans Share ‘Proud, Poignant, and Painful Episodes’ during War Horse Writing Seminar

October 22, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

In a peaceful setting inside the chapel at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, 18 members from Veterans Group San Quentin who served in the Army, Navy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner, VETERANS Tagged With: Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Veterans Group San Quentin

SQ writers’ workshop for veterans

June 21, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

Military veterans at San Quentin reflected on moments of personal tragedy, their time in the military, and life after service. They did so in writing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner, VETERANS

First Concrete Rose Truck Driver Training graduation

June 16, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center raised the bar for the California Model another notch in May with a first-ever graduation for more than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner

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