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Jill Brown reflects on her time as warden

January 19, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

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Former San Quentin Warden Jill Brown’s career allowed her to reinvent herself many times. In the process, she helped to improve the lives of inmates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Staff Profile Tagged With: cdcr, Profiles, programs

Addressing social justice inequalities

January 18, 2018 by Juan Haines

Dr. Harry Edwards giving a very heartfelt speach to the audience as Brian Asey records andVan Jones and Pastor Earl Smith listen in the background

A roundtable centering on social justice inequalities in America took place Dec. 12 between two unlikely groups at the most unlikely place. Earl … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 49ers, Golden State Warriors, Social Justice

Prison to Employment Connection job readiness event

January 18, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Employers, unions, apprenticeship organizations, educators and career path counselors

The Prison to Employment Connection (PEC) program hosted its sixth job readiness event at San Quentin State Prison, allowing dozens of inmates, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: California Re-entry Program, Center for Employment Opportunity, EC, Goodwill Industries, Lonnie Tuck, Prison to Employment Connection, San Francisco City College Culinary Hospitality Department, Warden Ron Davis

350 men honor Veteran’s Day at SQ

January 18, 2018 by Juan Haines

Sponsors and the Veterans Healing Veterans group on the Lower Yard

Every year, the 11th day of the 11th month in the United States commemorates Veterans Day. It was no different in San Quentin for the more than 350 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: VETERANS, Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out, Veterans Information Project, Vietnam veterans

San Quentin’s Christmas caroling revives special memories

December 14, 2017 by Jesse Vasquez

West Block inmates enjoying caroling from the Protestant choir

Nostalgic feelings dampen many inmates’ lives during the holiday season, but Christmas caroling in San Quentin State Prison revives happy memories of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Fallen inmate firefighters and rescue response

December 13, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Family of Shawna Lynn Jones being honored at memorial

Prisoners around the nation rank high on the emergency first responders list when wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters strike the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Ear Hustle wraps up first season with over six million downloads

December 11, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Nigel Poor (inset) speaking at the Hotdocs podcast festival about Ear Hustle

The hit podcast Ear Hustle, launched from inside a prison, started its first season with the goal of starting a dialogue about incarceration and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Ear Hustle, Earlonne Woods, Nigel Poor, Radiotopia, San Quentin, San Quentin State Prison

Quentin Cooks gets standing ovation from 30 wardens

November 3, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

Chef Huw Thornton helping Les Hamilton prepare Chantilly crepes

                Thirty California prison wardens joined in a rare standing ovation for an extraordinary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: California prison wardens, cdcr, Helaine Melnitzer, Huw Thornton, Jen Humphries, Lisa Dombroski., Mike Sabella, Quentin Cooks, The Chefs Warehouse, VegiWorks Inc., Warden Ron Davis, Wardens' Conference

14th annual Health Fair held under smoky skies

November 2, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

USFNS nurse Norlissa Cooper taking the blood pressure of Sonny Nguyen

Smoke from the North Bay wildfires loomed over San Quentin, but it failed to derail the 14th Annual TRUST Health Fair. Despite the poor air quality, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CENTERFORCE, SQ Health Fair, TRUST

Beauty Behind Bars visits San Quentin Prison

November 1, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Mamie Jackson, Sonja Brown, Clemmie “G” Greenlee, Marleny Richiez and Tiffany Love in the SQ Media Center

Beauty Behind Bars, a female self-esteem program, entered a men’s prison to share how they overcame trauma. Normally, Beauty Behind Bars seeks to free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Beauty Behind Bars, From Prison to Praise, Pretty Is Not Enough

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