At San Quentin’s annual celebration of addiction recovery, prisoners honored two prominent California politicians for their support of public safety … [Read more...]
Surprise Finding Dates Paper to ‘30s
In the Background section of the online San Quentin News the founding of the paper is traced to December 1940 when it was established by Warden … [Read more...]
Economy Benefits From Prison Labor
If California’s prisoners did not make many of the goods used by the state’s agencies, its economy would be negatively affected. A 2010 report said … [Read more...]
Volunteer Speaks on Importance of Financial Literacy Group
My father works to get people back into the job market from however they fell out of it: Prison, homelessness, mental illness, drug abuse, bad … [Read more...]
Quotes of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence … [Read more...]
4 Candidates Answer 5 Questions
WE QUERIED THE SIX RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR — FOUR RESPONDED The San Quentin News sent five questions to each of the six candidates for California … [Read more...]
Sell S.Q. for $2 Billion?
Gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has raised the issue of selling San Quentin Prison to private developers for an estimated $1 billion to $2 … [Read more...]
So What Happens to a Seatbelt-less Parolee?
When you forget your mistakes, you are doomed to repeat them. As a parolee, I do not have the luxury of room for making mistakes. Only three short … [Read more...]
400 Years of Injustice For Native Americans
Four and a half centuries after Europeans first set foot upon North American soil, it boggles the mind that in this day and age an American Indian’s … [Read more...]
North Block Inmates Trying to Stay Clean
North Block’s cleanliness needs the cooperation of its inmate population and staff alike. Last month, the Men’s Advisory Counsel (Mac) handed out a … [Read more...]