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PROF. WILLIAM DRUMMOND: LOOKING BACK AT AN AWARD-WINNING CAREER IN JOURNALISM

July 26, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

In July, San Quentin News adviser William J. Drummond celebrated 40 years teaching journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.  For the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, Recently Posted, San Quentin News

THREE-STRIKE STRUGGLES

July 6, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

PRISONERS SENTENCED UNDER THREE-DECADE OLD LAW FIGHT TO EARN RELEASE As California’s Three Strikes law approaches its 30- year anniversary, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL, LWOP, Recently Posted

SQNEWS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS SINCE REBOOT

July 6, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

June marks 15 years since warden Robert Ayers Jr. revived the San Quentin News after more than 20 years. Today, 35,000 newspapers are printed and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, San Quentin News, San Quentin State Prison

PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT’S FIRST POST-COVID GRADUATION, EMPLOYER EVENTS HELD AT SQ

July 5, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

Employers, reentry, and other job placement professionals convened at Prison 2 Employment Connection’s first post-COVID Employer Day at San Quentin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MENTAL HEALTH, PRISON PROGRAMS, Recently Posted

Collaborative audio engineering program gains momentum 

May 30, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

Becoming an audio engineer at San Quentin State Prison is a reality. Imagine learning to edit, mix, and master recorded tracks of music, commercials, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CalPIA, PRISON PROGRAMS, Recently Posted

Nathan McKinney — free at last

May 1, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

The San Quentin News managing editor, Nathan McKinney, paroled just before the Omicron variant placed the prison on a 60- day lockdown.  McKinney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Parole and Release, Profiles

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

May 1, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

San Quentin News celebrates freedom of the press ina look back on a historic journey of award-winningprison journalism spanning more than eight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted

ONE YEAR TO LIFE

April 27, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

CRIMINAL, REVOLUTIONARY, MURDERER, ICON? ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE JACKSON’S DEATH, THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK. Fifty years ago, George … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, WALL CITY

Prisoner uses life experience to teach young men

January 14, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

After decades of incarceration, personal study and self-exploration, Harry Goodall Jr. decided it was time to own up to the part he played in his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: book review, Health and Wellness, Juvenile Justice, KidCAT, Profiles, The Beat Within

Local politics play role in CA resentencing

December 26, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Recent legislation has created new opportunities for prisoners to have their sentences recalled by the court. But there are also new political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, resentencing

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