Ear Hustle cofounder has lasting impact on his community - both inside and out of prison Antwan “Banks” Williams, 31, one of the co-founders of … [Read more...]
Alameda County top prosecutor in favor of rehabilitation
One of California’s top prosecutors says it’s important to keep deserving persons out of prison and to help deserving incarcerated people build a … [Read more...]
The visionary who resurrected San Quentin News
Eleven years ago, former San Quentin warden Robert Ayers Jr. pulled the San Quentin News from the dust heap and revitalized the inmate-run publication … [Read more...]
Twelve CDCR prisons are in dire need of repair
Don Spector, Director of the Prison Law Office: “Prisons are literally crumbling” Twelve of California’s oldest prisons are in need of repair or … [Read more...]
World class musician returns to SQ after long hiatus
Blues harmonica player Mark Hummel, 63, returned to San Quentin State Prison in August to discuss his music and to play a few tunes for the men in the … [Read more...]
San Quentin News staff member David Lê paroles after 13 years
In prison, David B. Lê, 35, is known to many as “the professor.” After serving close to 13 years of a 40-years-to-life sentence, he paroled from San … [Read more...]
Robert E. Burton receives first ever Distinguished School award
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Office of Correctional Education (OCE) presented its first ever Distinguished … [Read more...]
Juneteenth weekend celebration at San Quentin
The 2019 Juneteenth weekend at San Quentin concluded with speeches and musical performances in the prison’s Catholic Chapel. About 70 inmates and a … [Read more...]
State auditor reports CDCR has been unsuccessful in rehabilitation needs
A new study by California’s state auditor reported that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has failed to meet the … [Read more...]
Report: Prison commissaries have legal monopoly
lack of competition results in soaring costs for prisoners The costs taxpayers spend to incarcerate men and women are often augmented by prisoners … [Read more...]
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