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San Quentin’s own quiet hero

May 1, 2017 by Eddie Herena

Nigel Poor with the Jefferson Award

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...]

Filed Under: Featured

182 women serving life without parole

May 1, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Belo’s portrait of Boualy Mangsanghanh

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, LWOP

#Nevertheless,ShePersisted

May 1, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

Women’s protest march in San Francisco

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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bree Newsome, International Women’s Day

SQN adviser ongoing commitment spans more than 35 years

May 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Joan Lisetor

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...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Profiles

Bidding farewell to SQ’s guiding light

May 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Kathleen Jackson saying goodbye

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...]

Filed Under: Featured

William J. Drummond receives prestigious journalism award

April 24, 2017 by Kevin D. Sawyer

The University of California, Berkeley awarded Professor William J. Drummond, an adviser to San Quentin News, the prestigious Leon A. Henkin Citation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Prisons trying to help fathers re-establish relationships

April 24, 2017 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

There are 24 million children in America, and one out of three lives without their biological father in the home, the U.S. Census Bureau … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Business owner shares his knowledge and energy at DVI

April 24, 2017 by James R. Abernathy Jr.

Three days a week, you will usually find volunteer and business owner Scott Bohlmann devoting his valuable time, knowledge and positive energy to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured

Prisons testing new drug to combat opioid addictions

April 24, 2017 by David Eugene Archer Sr.

Some U.S. prisons are testing a monthly injection that could help addicted prisoners stay off opioids, reported The Associated Press (AP). The drug … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: addicted prisoners, opioids

Victims of sexual abuse speak words of forgiveness

April 24, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Many incarcerated people believe sexual crimes committed against women and children warrant extreme punishments, but two survivors of childhood sexual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: sexual assault

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