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New rehabilitation center construction progresses quickly

June 3, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

The reality of San Quentin officially becoming a rehabilitation center has been unfolding before the eyes of prisoners, staff, volunteers, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner, Uncategorized Tagged With: cdcr, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, The Last Mile

Film festival set to return in Fall ’25

May 30, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

The second San Quentin Film Festival is officially scheduled to return to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center later this year on October 23 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS

14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population

May 27, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

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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

Announcement of American Penal Press Contest coincides with World Press Freedom Day

May 3, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

This month, World Press Freedom Day acknowledges and celebrates journalists from all walks of life. This is the time to support journalists too often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: American Penal Press Contest

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

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