“If you want to change the path of your life, go to VOEG,” said Kevin Thompson, a recent graduate of the Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG) from … [Read more...]
White House Adviser Visits San Quentin’s Coding Program
Recently, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, had a conversation with senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett to talk about the public’s benefit … [Read more...]
Offenders Earn Employment As Software Engineers Inside San Quentin
Federal and state-authorized Joint Venture Program allows employment of incarcerated individuals at market wages. The California Department of … [Read more...]
‘The Mask We Live In’ Premieres at SQ
Jennifer Siebel-Newsom ventured into San Quentin State Prison on Aug. 11 to premier her new documentary, The Mask We Live In, to an audience of about … [Read more...]
SQN at Oakland’s Night Out for Safety and Liberation
A national effort for public safety through community-driven methods had the support of those incarcerated at San Quentin. In August, Oakland and 25 … [Read more...]
Private Prison Transport Causes Four Deaths During Extradition
Four people have died during extradition by the company Prisoner Transportation Services (PTS) since 2012, The Marshall Project reports in … [Read more...]
California Re-Entry Helps SQ Inmates Succeed on Parole
Prisons in the United State release nearly 650,000 people every year, and most of them end up back in prison. The volunteers of the California … [Read more...]
Prisoners Donate $1,200 Avon’s Walk for Breast Cancer
The 8th Annual San Quentin’s CARES two-day Avon’s Walk for Breast Cancer focuses on honoring loved ones and healing. The prisoners, some who earn as … [Read more...]
Student-run Newspaper Drops In on Inmate-run Newspaper
Several students and faculty from The Pioneer, California State University East Bay’s (CSUEB) student-run newspaper, visited San Quentin State Prison … [Read more...]
Kingian Nonviolent Teachings Make Way to SQ
In a secluded room, tucked away in a corner of a prison yard, about two dozen inmates stood face-to-face, staring at each other, eye-to-eye. They … [Read more...]
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