EDUCATION – Page 4

PELL GRANTS COMING BACK

July 6, 2023 by Pheng Ly

After a thirty-year absence, July 2023 marks the full return of federal Pell Grants for incarcerated students and a new chapter of hope for a better … [Read more...]

HOW MUCH EDUCATION DO POLICE OFFICERS NEED?

July 6, 2023 by Stuart Clarke

In the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Oregon State legislators have introduced a bill that mandates police officers to complete higher … [Read more...]

TABLETS FINALLY ARRIVE AT SQ

July 6, 2023 by Vincent O'Bannon

GlobalTel Link technology finally reached San Quentin after nearly a two-year wait. Residents in SQ’s Donner section were the first to … [Read more...]

History: Incarcerated women, then and now

May 31, 2023 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Charlotte WestCollege Inside NewsletterReprinted by permission Two hundred years ago, women were usually housed in the same prisons as men. … [Read more...]

Sac State’s Project Rebound purchases houses to help formerly incarcerated students

May 31, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

Sacramento State University purchased two homes to house eight formerly incarcerated students who are attending the school. The homes, managed by … [Read more...]

Mt. Tam College offers ethics class

May 31, 2023 by Michael Callahan

Course to help incarcerated understand own criminality An ethics class is helping some San Quentin residents understand what led them to crime — … [Read more...]

Bill would fund education for at-risk youth

May 30, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

A bill in the California legislature would increase funding for education in juvenile halls and alternative high schools to prepare at-risk youth for … [Read more...]

Tech education column debuts in SQNews

May 30, 2023 by San Quentin News Contributor

Monthly articles will help educate the incarcerated on information technology By Sherman K. NewmanContributing Writer Welcome to Tech Block … [Read more...]

Former youth offender earns his freedom

May 30, 2023 by Dante Jones

San Quentin resident Philippe “Kellz” Kelly, 39, walked through the prison’s front gates with his newly granted freedom on February 8. Kelly, … [Read more...]

ASL: A SIGN OF THE TIMES

May 30, 2023 by Juan Haines

Prisoner-led sign language course gets go-ahead After submitting six proposals over seven years, Tommy Wickerd is teaching a sign language class in … [Read more...]