Collaboration is key Anybody who has ever seen a Norwegian prison will probably think it is unimaginable that such a thing could take place at San … [Read more...]
Honor, service & restorative justice
Marcus Henderson moves to executive editor I am honored to move into my new role as the Executive Editor of SQNews. It has been a privilege … [Read more...]
Changing of the guard
A message from your new Editor-in-Chief As we embark on a momentous new era of transformation at San Quentin State Prison, I am proud to report a … [Read more...]
CELEBRATING OUR 150th EDITION
Struggles, tragedies and triumphs are what a good story and powerful dynasties are built on. SQNews is honored to reach another milestone by … [Read more...]
EDITORIAL – It’s More Than Just Sports
For the incarcerated, athletics and physical wellness can become a pathway to rehabilitation and renewal Sports are more than just sports. The … [Read more...]
CDCR’s grand gesture: The pizza party apology
State’s COVID settlement offer includes pizza party as ‘morale booster’ Prison officials offered a series of concessions including a pizza party … [Read more...]
California $200 Gate Money Insufficient
California gives newly released prisoners $200 to help them make a new life, clearly nowhere enough for a realistic new life. The $200 is the same as … [Read more...]
Editorial, December 2020
America has been riddled with racial strife, protest and a U.S. Congress stuck in perpetual gridlock. The nation is at a crossroads but century after … [Read more...]
What role does society play in the development of felons?
Be it California or Mississippi, when news of suicides, murders or riots reaches any prison population the feeling is always the same: “damn”—if it’s … [Read more...]
Reflecting on the Texas murder of an unarmed Black man
Amy Guyger, the White former Texas officer who killed unarmed Botham Jean, a Black man in his home, was found guilty of murder last month. Race … [Read more...]