2020 Editor-in- Chief Marcus Henderson, Second and Fifth Places for “Editorial Comment,” California Journalism Best of the Best Awards, California News-paper Publishers’ Association.
2020 Senior Editor Juan M. Haines, Winner, First and Fifth places for “Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” California Journalism Best of the Best Awards, California Newspaper Publishers’ Association.
2020 Staff Writer Anthony M. Caravalho, Winner, Fifth Place, for “Coverage of Youth and Education,” California Journalism Best of the Best Awards, California Newspaper Publishers’ Association.
2020 Journalism Guild Chair Steve Brooks, Winner, “Excellence in Commentary Award,” Society of Professional Journalists.
2017 Senior Editor Juan M. Haines, Winner, the “Silver Heart Award,” Society of Professional Journalists.
2016 Associate Editor Kevin D. Sawyer, Winner, the “James Aronson Award for Community Journalism.”
2014 Winner, the “James Madison Freedom of Information Award” from the Society of Professional Journalists, granted for producing “a newspaper of exceptionally high quality” under “exceptionally difficult circumstances.”
1981 Winner, the “Best Prison Newspaper” award from the American Penal Press.
1972 Winner, the “Best Prison Newspaper” award from the American Penal Press.
1968 Winner, the “Charles C. Clayton Award” from the Southern Illinois University Department of Journalism.
1967 Winner, the “Best Prison Newspaper” award from the American Penal Press.
1966 Winner, the “Best Prison Newspaper” award from the American Penal Press.
