After two years of pandemic programing restrictions, volunteers and incarcerated residents were finally able to resume the prison’s beloved Christmas … [Read more...]
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone leads Christmas Eve Mass
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone returned to San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel to celebrate the traditional Christmas Eve Mass for the first time since … [Read more...]
Catholic Christmas banquet features renewal of vows
Some 900 parishioners and long-time volunteers of San Quentin’s Christian communities gathered on two Saturdays in December to celebrate the return of … [Read more...]
THE POWER OF GIVING
San Francisco 49ersbring Christmas tochildren of SQ parents On Dec. 19, the San Francisco 49ers organization brought Christmas cheer and gifts … [Read more...]
Juneteenth recognized as historic holiday
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, one which the state of Texas has been observing for decades, according to the Wall Street Journal. On June 17, … [Read more...]
Summoning holiday memories
SQNews staffers reflect on good food, family connections, and cherished traditions During the Holiday season incarcerated people experience many … [Read more...]
Semester ends with a Christmas celebration
On the Friday before Christmas, Silent Night played as San Quentin students, their tutors and guests made their way into a classroom filled with the … [Read more...]
Christmas Carols in San Quentin
San Quentin’s Chaplain Mardi Ralph Jackson and dozens of supporters per- Hall has been in charge of formed live on Dec. 21 at the prison’s 28th … [Read more...]