Lucia De La Fuente impacted the lives of 10 Spanish-speaking San Quentin prisoners with her skills as a counselor and teacher. “She taught me how to … [Read more...]
Amanda Howell Departs From San Quentin
Amanda Howell, inside coordinator for the Prison University Project (PUP), has left the nonprofit organization that provides Associate of Arts degrees … [Read more...]
Lifers Hold Origami Workshop for Children’s Hospital
Inside San Quentin’s Interfaith Chapel, 15 convicted murderers and lifer inmates came together to fold hundreds of origami hearts for patients at … [Read more...]
Counselor N. Lee Helps Inmates Seek Rehabilitation
Correctional Officer N. Lee began working approximately one year ago as the Correctional Counselor I inside North Block of San Quentin. During that … [Read more...]
13 PUP Students Gain New Appreciation for Biology
Prison University Project’s (PUP) fall 2014 semester ended with 13 students gaining important knowledge and new appreciation for biology. The biology … [Read more...]
A Prisoner’s Newspaper Frustration
‘I want to re-order, but I won’t until this is cleared up!’ San Quentin News, This will be a quick note! I really can’t read the newspaper right now. … [Read more...]
S.Q. Get On The Bus Event
Children traveled from as far away as San Diego to get hugs and kisses from their dads in celebration of Father’s Day June 6 in San Quentin’s visiting … [Read more...]
The San Quentin Community Shows Appreciation to Dr. Julie Lifshay
Eight years ago, Julie Lifshay PhD, ventured inside San Quentin for the first time, hoping to help prisoners improve their lives. Today, she continues … [Read more...]
Report: U.S. Mentally Ill Prisoners Quadrupled
A 2006 report from the Human Rights Watch concluded that the numbers of mentally ill prisoners in the U.S. has quadrupled since 2000, demonstrating a … [Read more...]
2009 Study Shows Youth Gang Violence Rising
Since 1980, gang violence among young people has been a growing problem throughout America, according to a 2009 study. An innovative gang prevention … [Read more...]
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