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Lt. Graham retires after four decades of service

February 17, 2018 by Charles David Henry

The big day arrives. The number one lieutenant is retiring from San Quentin State Prison. It’s Friday, Nov. 17, and Lt. Donald Graham walks into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cdcr, correctional officer, San Quentin State Prison

Living the good life after prison

February 16, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Johnson and his daughters, Naomi and Sheyane, at the Monterey aquarium

What does it take for a man coming out of prison to be successful in society? It took moral support from community members for formerly incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: San Quentin State Prison, SQ Warriors

Former San Quentin prisoner advocates for change

February 16, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Reggie Hola on a billboard in SacramentoGolden

While he was incarcerated, you would see Reginald “Reggie” Hola playing almost every sport, taking first in the Ironman contest or participating in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Advance Peace, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, ARC, Richmond, U.C. Berkeley Graduate school of Journalism

Education organizations trade ideas at national conference

February 16, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Jody Lewen addressing the audience while former students Dmitry Orlov and David Cowan listen

Exchanging ideas on how to create educational opportunities for incarcerated people and reentry services was the topic of a national conference held … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Featured Tagged With: Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, Amy Jamgochian, Jody Lewen, Life After Life, Prison University Project, PUP, The Marshall Project, The Return

An evening of educational college entertainment

February 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

Open Mic Emcee Anouthinh Pangthong welcoming the crowd

While playing keyboard AJ Gonzales sang “Roses Instead,” as an audience of prisoners and community members made their way inside San Quentin’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Open Mic, patten University, PUP

FBI report reflects historical similarities

February 14, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Kathleen Cleaver, secretary of information for the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

The FBI in 1956 created its secret Counterintelligence Program—COINTELPRO—to take action against Black organizations viewed as subversive. Sixty-one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Black activism, Black Lives Matter, Black nationalists, Black Panther Party, Black women

Racial undertones of America’s penal system

February 13, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Life on a slave plantation

After the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States, one of the first steps toward the mass incarceration of African-Americans was the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

San Francisco Opera debuts at San Quentin

February 12, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Add the San Francisco Opera (SFO) to the list of historic performances and celebrities that have passed through the infamous Bastille by the Bay – San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

100th edition celebration recognizes San Quentin News

February 5, 2018 by Eddie

SQN Editor-in-Chief, Richard Richardson

When the San Quentin News was revived nearly ten years ago, a staff of five put together a four-page issue and distributed it to 5,000 inmates inside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

CDCR’s Information Officer critiques SQ News

January 21, 2018 by Richard Richardson

One of San Quentin News’ biggest supporters is also its biggest critic. Krissi Khokhobashvili, information officer for California Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cdcr

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