The failures of education continue to be a contributing factor to mass incarceration, with solutions still being sought. “If we don’t focus … [Read more...]
College offers liberal arts degree for incarcerated
Traditionally and historically, incarcerated persons pursued training for vocations in the trades, and more recently in technology fields like coding, … [Read more...]
Residents commit to pursuing higher education
Robert E. Burton Adult School held a commencement ceremony at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on July 31, 2026. 78 residents were honored for their … [Read more...]
San Quentin News hosts education forum to find solutions to end intergenerational incarceration
SQNews hosted a teachers’ symposium that took place in the Garden Chapel on July 22. Approximately 75 persons came together to talk about their … [Read more...]
Mount Tamalpais College graduates seven San Quentin residents
In a full house of 300 guests and residents, San Quentin’s Mount Tamalpais College, known locally as MTC, celebrated its 2026 commencement at San … [Read more...]
Astronomy class affords residents opportunity to see outer space
Students of Mount Tamalpais College, San Quentin’s onsite college program, gazed through a telescope at worlds far beyond the facility’s walls while … [Read more...]
Mt. Tamalpais College celebrates 30-year anniversary
Thirty years ago, what would become Mount Tamalpais College was born in San Quentin State Prison amidst violence, racial tension, animosity, … [Read more...]
Annual Literacy Symposium discusses strategies to end the school to prison pipeline
The Peer Literacy Mentor Program held its second annual literacy symposium in its continued efforts to tackle the ongoing problems surrounding reading … [Read more...]
Treating dyslexia in prison
How one San Quentin teacher helps residents combat the learning disability There is a strong link between illiteracy, learning disabilities, and … [Read more...]
Volunteer serves Mt. Tam College students in Computer Lab
By Stuart Clarke Eric Roos volunteers his free time to serve San Quentin residents enrolled in Mount Tamalpais College. He oversees the Mt. Tam … [Read more...]
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