Bill Davidson’s purposeful approach prepares prisoners to reenter the workforce Bill Davidson, CALPIA’s new General Manager, sat down with SQNews … [Read more...]
Fashionista Runa Ray’s Peace Flag Project tackles social justice, climate change
To tackle the lofty goals of climate change and social justice at the same time is a tall order, but fashion environmentalist Runa Ray launched the … [Read more...]
LABOR DAY – Incarcerated workers continue toiling for minuscule wages
ACLU: ‘Captive Labor Exploitation’ of incarcerated workers produces billions of dollars’ worth of goods and services In 1852, Fredrick Douglass, … [Read more...]
INDEPENDENCE DAY?
“Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light?” Oh wait, hold on! The U.S. Supreme Court just struck down Roe v. Wade. The 50-year-old precedent on … [Read more...]
Former SQ resident fought stigma of incarceration, now helps other formerly incarcerated
John Krause, founder of Big House Beans and former San Quentin resident, sat down with SQNews to talk about reentry and how he has expanded his coffee … [Read more...]
Honor and Pride: Remembering my uncle Ferdia
Oh yeah, I know I’m going to be bombarded on the yard and with letters to the editor about why there are so many stories about LGBTQ and transgender … [Read more...]
Demitris Trevorus McGee: Rest in Power
There are some moments in life that make you reflect on your own mortality —celebrating the life and death of Demitris “Dee” McGee is one of them. We … [Read more...]
Q&A with Diane Kahn, co-founder of HoSQ
Before Diane Kahn co-founded Humans of San Quentin (HoSQ) with San Quentin News staffer Juan Haines, she taught a GED class at San Quentin. Her … [Read more...]
Chalklines
Long before most of the Q's modern players were even born, San Quentin's gridiron was a battlefield where players faced off against their greatest foe … [Read more...]
The truth behind the ‘rise in crime’ rhetoric
The rise in real or perceived crime, gun violence and the cries to recall progressive district attorneys have been used to sound an alarm to halt … [Read more...]
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