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...]
DEATH ROW TRANSFERS FACE MIXED REACTIONS
California’scontroversialmove to shutterdeath row Two clocks, three telephones, and a light green death chamber will soon be a memory as California … [Read more...]
SAN QUENTIN HONORS VICTIMS
Yard event brings victims’ rights organizations together with the incarcerated Nearly 200 San Quentin residents gathered on the Lower Yard … [Read more...]
Breaking the Silence
For two lifers, the coronaviruspandemic had a silver lining San Quentin’s Darren Settlemeyer will never forget his first phone call with his son … [Read more...]
BY THE NUMBERS
California prisons strengthen family connections with free phone calls for prisoners
It is striking to remember that not too long ago there was what felt like a crusade to keep prisoners isolated from the outside world. For example, in … [Read more...]
One of SQ’s newest artists honors lives lost to COVID
“I am a person who wants to bring happiness to all, by placing a smile on people’s face, a shimmering of hope,” said Shelley Small, a new San Quentin … [Read more...]
CALPIA, The Last Mile applaud more than 50 graduates
The California Prison Industry Authority and The Last Mile held their first graduation ceremony at San Quentin since the beginning of the pandemic in … [Read more...]
California Reentry Institute holds first graduation ceremony since 2020
A San Quentin program aimed at preparing incarcerated men for freedom held a graduation for 23 men in January — the first since the COVID pandemic hit … [Read more...]
Proposed amendment would restore voting rights to incarcerated
ACA 4 would allow CAprisoners right to vote This year, advocates for reform want to make voting in prison a reality for incarcerated people, who … [Read more...]
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