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SQTV’s Brian Asey reunites with his family

May 14, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

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...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

Guitar students of Arts in Corrections rock in SQ concert

January 21, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

Maxx Cabello rocking out

Musicians from the organization Bread & Roses and guitar students from Arts in Corrections performed their first concert at San Quentin since the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS

Prison to Employment Connection celebrates largest graduation yet

January 11, 2024 by Kevin Sawyer

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...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY, Recently Posted, San Quentin State Prison Tagged With: Albert Campos Jr., Angel Alvarez, Denise Moody, Diana Williams, Gabrielle Nicolet, James Gardner, Jesse England, Kevin McCracken, Lou Ramondetta, Michael Jackson Jr., Prison to Employment Connection, Sumer Schulze, Tommy Wickerd, Xina Hinson

WALKENHORSTS: MYTH AND TRUTH OF A POPULAR VENDOR

November 30, 2023 by Kevin Sawyer

The vendor, Walkenhorst’s, has been selling quarterly packages and special purchase items — such as food, appliances, clothing, music, and hygiene … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Recently Posted

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

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