Authors Sukey and Elizabeth (Beth) Novogratz didn’t write their book on meditation exclusively for prisoners, but much of their approach seems … [Read more...]
A look inside the bustling San Quentin prison library
Every day, the San Quentin State prison library is bustling with activity. Inmates might be ordering books from the clerks at the counter. Other … [Read more...]
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Few would connect author Zora Neale Hurston with movie director Spike Lee. But, if you know Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1987), you’re familiar with … [Read more...]
Lucifer
The new FOX series “Lucifer” depicts a lopsided view of America’s criminal justice system, but that may be the least of its sins. In “Lucifer,” Laura … [Read more...]
Baggage Claim
Paula Patton stars in Baggage Claim, a funny romantic comedy about the antics a girl named Montana goes through trying to land a marriage-worthy man … [Read more...]
Caring Collectively for Women Prisoners
For the San Quentin News staff, reporting news from the perspective of women prisoners is challenging. So reading an authentic source, such as The … [Read more...]
The Walking Dead
For years, the members of SQ Reviews have heard stories about the A&E sensation, The Walking Dead. We gnawed our pillows in envy. Finally, we … [Read more...]
Life of a King
Life of a King does an outstanding job of portraying the realities of using chess as a means of saving young men who come from dysfunctional homes … [Read more...]
Empire
The most popular show on FOX widens the racial divides in America every Wednesday at 9 p.m. Empire tells the story of Lucious Lyon, a hip-hop music … [Read more...]
The Women of San Quentin: Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons by Kristin Schreier Lyseggen
When Kristin Schreier Lyseggen moved from her native Norway to Berkeley, she saw it as an opportunity to understand the lives of people struggling to … [Read more...]