Brian Asey, 57, paroled from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in March, after serving 26 years in prison. Originally sentenced to 85 years to life … [Read more...]
Guitar students of Arts in Corrections rock in SQ concert
Musicians from the organization Bread & Roses and guitar students from Arts in Corrections performed their first concert at San Quentin since the … [Read more...]
Prison to Employment Connection celebrates largest graduation yet
Forty incarcerated men graduated from Prison to Employment Connection in November. It was the largest group to have completed the 14-week job … [Read more...]
WALKENHORSTS: MYTH AND TRUTH OF A POPULAR VENDOR
The vendor, Walkenhorst’s, has been selling quarterly packages and special purchase items — such as food, appliances, clothing, music, and hygiene … [Read more...]
PROF. WILLIAM DRUMMOND: LOOKING BACK AT AN AWARD-WINNING CAREER IN JOURNALISM
In July, San Quentin News adviser William J. Drummond celebrated 40 years teaching journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. For the … [Read more...]
THREE-STRIKE STRUGGLES
PRISONERS SENTENCED UNDER THREE-DECADE OLD LAW FIGHT TO EARN RELEASE As California’s Three Strikes law approaches its 30- year anniversary, … [Read more...]
SQNEWS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS SINCE REBOOT
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...]
PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT’S FIRST POST-COVID GRADUATION, EMPLOYER EVENTS HELD AT SQ
Employers, reentry, and other job placement professionals convened at Prison 2 Employment Connection’s first post-COVID Employer Day at San Quentin … [Read more...]
Collaborative audio engineering program gains momentum
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...]
Nathan McKinney — free at last
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...]
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