Sixty-eight confirmed guests attended the April graduating class of the “Quentin Cooks” held in the H-Unit mess hall. The graduating class prepared … [Read more...]
Inmates serving the community 24/7
Deaths, stabbings, heart attacks and attempted suicides – they are all in a day’s work for the inmates who make up the San Quentin Fire Department. … [Read more...]
Former inmate brings higher education to prisoners
After serving 16 years in New York state prisons as a juvenile, Sean Pica has had a fundamental role in bringing college education to prisoners … [Read more...]
Deadly influenza virus goes unreported by sick inmates
When a deadly influenza virus swept through San Quentin last February and March, many sick inmates said they were reluctant to report being ill to … [Read more...]
‘Get on the Bus’ unites children with their incarcerated parents
Ana González-Lane says she was “pretty scared and freaked out” the first time she came into San Quentin State Prison nine years ago. “It was such a … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s own quiet hero
Nigel Poor, one of three members of a unique prison podcast, Ear Hustle, received an award dedicated to honoring public servants. The Jefferson Award … [Read more...]
182 women serving life without parole
Being sentenced to die in prison is a hard pill to swallow, especially if you are a woman. California women’s prisons house roughly 182 women … [Read more...]
#Nevertheless,ShePersisted
A new generation of women activists has arisen. Their calling card is the hash tag #Nevertheless, She Persisted. These women are challenging the … [Read more...]
SQN adviser ongoing commitment spans more than 35 years
Wanted: reporters for an award-winning newspaper. Long hours, lousy pay ($24 a month). Requirements: ability to write coherently and be a prisoner in … [Read more...]
Bidding farewell to SQ’s guiding light
Kathleen Jackson has spent the last nine years inside a prison guiding men, most serving life sentences, to turn their lives around. Nearly 400 of … [Read more...]
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