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Christmas banquet shows volunteers appreciation

January 31, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

More than 250 prisoners filled the San Quentin Garden Chapel to show appreciation for the tireless work of it volunteers at its 2016 Annual Christmas … [Read more...]

Discovering what it means to be human

January 31, 2017 by Juan Haines

A diverse troupe of men, dressed as usual in prison blue, broke away from the everyday constraints of incarceration through the artistic expression of … [Read more...]

San Joaquin offers free tattoo removal for a better future

January 31, 2017 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

“People say it’s like bacon, hot greasy bacon touching your skin” said nurse Chris Bendinelli. He was describing the pain of tattoo removal. Dozens of … [Read more...]

Christmas comes early with VGSQ’s Toys for Tots

January 31, 2017 by Charles David Henry

The 2016 San Quentin’s Toys for Tots program came earlier this year. On Dec. 16 chairman Gary Cooper and members of the Veterans Group of San Quentin … [Read more...]

Centinela helps incarcerated veterans with ‘The Fight Club’

January 31, 2017 by Forrest Lee Jones

The Fight Club, a Biblically-based program designed to help veterans suffering from PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, came to Centinela State … [Read more...]

Prisoners save correctional officer’s life

December 31, 2016 by Arnulfo Garcia

A man is choking on a piece of meat in his throat. Three onlookers see him in distress, and they come to his rescue. What makes this scenario unusual … [Read more...]

Inmate vets pitch in again to help Marines’ Toys for Tots

December 30, 2016 by John Tidwell

San Quentin inmates have collected $688 that will help make Christmas merrier for underprivileged children. For 28 years San Quentin has participated … [Read more...]

New SQ dramas tackle issues of social justice

December 27, 2016 by Rahsaan Thomas

A prison chapel became an effective platform for incarcerated men to address social justice issues. The Oct. 21 performances, called Parallel Plays, … [Read more...]

Earth’s main renewable resource? It’s people

December 27, 2016 by Emile Deweaver

Forty people, damp from rain, gathered in San Quentin’s Protestant Chapel to celebrate what several environmentalists there called the world’s most … [Read more...]

SQ’s television signal gets an upgrade

December 27, 2016 by Angelo Falcone

The men in blue now have a wide variety of television channels available for their viewing pleasure just in time for the holidays — and football … [Read more...]