A group of San Quentin veterans joined some Shakespearean actors to portray the traumas they endured in war. Recently, over 30 guests came into San … [Read more...]
Prosecutors visit SQ News seeking public safety
A team of San Francisco’s leading prosecutors came into San Quentin on Dec. 16, seeking answers to very tough questions about public safety and got … [Read more...]
Writers take guests on emotional journey
Stories by incarcerated writers swept members of the outside community into a world behind prison walls. Sponsored by the William James Association’s … [Read more...]
A journey to freedom filled with pain and survival
After serving nearly 30 years behind bars, Duane Holt was a changed man who convinced a parole board that he was no longer a danger to public safety. … [Read more...]
Inmates job opportunities at Employment Readiness Seminar
A group of San Quentin prisoners got a preview of job opportunities when they are released, thanks to an Employment Readiness Seminar. Thirty-six … [Read more...]
Court OKs ex-warden’s trial for guard’s sex with inmates
A former California prison warden can face trial in a sex abuse case, a federal appeals court ruled in October, said the Press Enterprise. Guillermo … [Read more...]
US prison commissary giants are set to merge
As prisoners across the nation wage protests over what they consider slave labor for low or no pay, two of the country’s biggest prison commissary … [Read more...]
Protesters’ vigil at CIW for women who took their own lives
Alarmed by high suicides rates and other alleged abuses at the California Institution for Women (CIW), about 80 people gathered in front of the prison … [Read more...]
Straight talk from women at SQ’s ‘Sister, I’m Sorry’ event
Dozens of San Quentin prisoners listened intently as seven women described their own experiences surviving horrific crimes including rape, incest, … [Read more...]
Volunteers’ caroling brings joy to SQ inmates
About 75 volunteers braved frigid weather to bring an evening of Christmas caroling to thousands of inmates in their cells and dorms at San Quentin … [Read more...]
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