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...]
The perseverance of prisoners
Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are proving skeptics wrong by transforming themselves through self-help and self-discovery … [Read more...]
SPORTS MEMORIAM: Fast-pitch softball Hall-of-Famer Joan Joyce
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...]
BEHOLDING BEAUTY IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
Visitors, volunteers marvel at SQ Chapel Garden’s therapeutic ‘gateway’ San Quentin’s program volunteers, newly arrived prisoners and the many … [Read more...]
Parole hearings create dilemma for innocent supplicants
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...]
Non-English language materials banned by Michigan prison system
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...]
Q&A: San Quentin CRM Madeline Tenney talks about programs moving forward
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...]
The NBA’s first-ever female draftee
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...]
Attica uprising documentary receives Oscar nomination
Legendary filmmaker and documentarian Stanley Nelson, and UC Berkeley Alum Traci A. Curry, received an Oscar nomination for “Attica”: their emphatic … [Read more...]
T.R.U.S.T. accountability program reopens, renews commitment
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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