The Pollen Initiative, an nonprofit, hosted its Third Annual Gala to help support and launch new prisons media centers across California and the … [Read more...]
Editorial: Honoring La Mezcla, trailblazers of rehabilitation
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, I would like to present a throwback shout-out to San Quentin’s La Mezcla, a 1980s Latino Chicano cultural … [Read more...]
Former CSP Lancaster resident turns screenplay into film
TheatreWorkers Project screened “STAND!” a filmed spoken-word and movement piece based on writing by residents of CSP-LAC/ Lancaster’s A Yard on June … [Read more...]
Editorial: No ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric for Trump
Cries of it’s a “witch hunt,” a “scam,” and the court system is “corrupted” and “rigged” were some of the comments former U.S. President and business … [Read more...]
Editorial: Ideological tug-of-war
How do you transform a correctional system that has been built on institutionalized “prison politics”? These hidden politics consist of violence, … [Read more...]
Death Row author overcame dyslexia, published ten books
Living on California’s Condemn Row also known as Death Row and being lockedup 24 to 20 hours a day in a tiny cell, condemn resident Albert “Ru-Al” … [Read more...]
Death Row transfers: Residents in SQ’s Death Row are transferred according to governor’s plan
CDCR is in the process of phasing out its Death Row units at San Quentin and the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF). San Quentin’s Condemned … [Read more...]
Editorial: New year brings hope, commitment, change
First, let me wish you all a prosperous new year. It is hard for me to wish you all a Happy New Year, because there is nothing happy about being in … [Read more...]
Major changes ahead for solitary confinement
Segregation, security housing reclassified under new 'Restricted Housing Units' The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has … [Read more...]
Honor, service & restorative justice
Marcus Henderson moves to executive editor I am honored to move into my new role as the Executive Editor of SQNews. It has been a privilege … [Read more...]
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