Editorial

Meet our new Editor-in-Chief

March 9, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

People keep asking me why I returned to San Quentin News. As the newspaper approaches the 17-year-mark since its reappearance in 2008, preparations … [Read more...]

Editorial: Don’t give up on our youth

December 31, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

Should we be concerned — has America given up on our youth when it comes to the criminal justice system? As the pendulum swings back to the “tough … [Read more...]

Editorial: Honoring La Mezcla, trailblazers of rehabilitation

September 23, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, I would like to present a throwback shout-out to San Quentin’s La Mezcla, a 1980s Latino Chicano cultural … [Read more...]

Editorial: No ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric for Trump

July 1, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

Cries of it’s a “witch hunt,” a “scam,” and the court system is “corrupted” and “rigged” were some of the comments former U.S. President and business … [Read more...]

Editorial: Ideological tug-of-war

June 23, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

How do you transform a correctional system that has been built on institutionalized “prison politics”? These hidden politics consist of violence, … [Read more...]

Editorial: New year brings hope, commitment, change

January 17, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

First, let me wish you all a prosperous new year. It is hard for me to wish you all a Happy New Year, because there is nothing happy about being in … [Read more...]

THE PEOPLE IN BLUE AND OFFICERS FIND COMMON GROUND THROUGH CANDID DIALOGUE

December 1, 2023 by Steve Brooks

On Friday, July 14, The People in Blue and correctional officers came together for a collaborative conversation about how to move forward as a … [Read more...]

Editorial: No more ‘inmates’

August 14, 2023 by Steve Brooks

For a long time we have allowed our reporters and contributors at the San Quentin News to use their own discretion when it comes to using the term … [Read more...]