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TABLETS FINALLY ARRIVE AT SQ

July 6, 2023 by Vincent O'Bannon

GlobalTel Link technology finally reached San Quentin after nearly a two-year wait.  Residents in SQ’s Donner section were the first to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, EDUCATION, Recently Posted

The perseverance of prisoners 

May 30, 2023 by Vincent O'Bannon

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Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are proving skeptics wrong by transforming themselves through self-help and self-discovery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, RE-ENTRY, Recently Posted

SPORTS MEMORIAM: Fast-pitch softball Hall-of-Famer Joan Joyce

September 14, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Hall of Fame fast-pitch softball legend Joan Joyce died on March 26 at the age of 81 in Boca Raton, Florida. Joyce was named one of the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted

BEHOLDING BEAUTY IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST

September 13, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Visitors, volunteers marvel at SQ Chapel Garden’s therapeutic ‘gateway’ San Quentin’s program volunteers, newly arrived prisoners and the many … [Read more...]

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Parole hearings create dilemma for innocent supplicants

September 13, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Some people confess to a crime they did not commit to avoid the threat of a more severe sentence, the New York Times reports. A result can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Parole and Release

Non-English language materials banned by Michigan prison system

August 28, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

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The Michigan Department of Corrections has banned the use of dictionaries in Spanish and Swahili in the state’s prisons, claiming that the books … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Institutions

Q&A: San Quentin CRM Madeline Tenney talks about programs moving forward

August 27, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

San Quentin News sits down for a Q&A with Community Resource Manager (CRM) Madeline Tenney in a discussion about her new position, rehabilitation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Staff Profile

The NBA’s first-ever female draftee

July 24, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Hall of Fame inductee and the only woman to ever be drafted into the National Basketball Association passed away earlier this year. Lusia Mae Harris, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, SPORTS Tagged With: Profiles

Attica uprising documentary receives Oscar nomination

July 23, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Legendary filmmaker and documentarian Stanley Nelson, and UC Berkeley Alum Traci A. Curry, received an Oscar nomination for “Attica”: their emphatic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Stories

T.R.U.S.T. accountability program reopens, renews commitment

July 21, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

The San Quentin accountability group T.R.U.S.T. is regaining its footing with renewed commitment to program participation as COVID-19 cutbacks … [Read more...]

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