Humans of San Quentin hosted nearly 300 residents and guests by acknowledging the stories, insights, and beliefs that residents expressed on HofSQ … [Read more...]
Feliz dia de las Madres
“A mi madre que ya paso: perdóname por los sufrimientos que te hice pasar. Gracias por los buenos consejos que nunca agarre”, — Efrain Rojas “Mamá … [Read more...]
HOME CONFINEMENT FOUND TO BE BETTER THAN INCARCERATION
Targeted home confinement for individuals convicted of criminal offenses is safer, smarter and cheaper, according to data cited by the Niskanen … [Read more...]
RUNNING FOR A CAUSE
INCARCERATED PERSON RAN ULTRA-MARATHON TO RAISE MONEY HELPING THE FAMILY OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WHO LOST HIS LIFE A person … [Read more...]
IN MEMORIAM: DAVID INOCENCIO
FOUNDER OF THE BEAT WITHIN TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES, LEAVES BEHIND A POWERFUL LEGACY OF SERVICE, COMPASSION With his ever-present smile and the … [Read more...]
REDEMPTION: EXONERATED YUSEF SALAAM CLAIMS NY CITY COUNCIL SEAREDEMPTION
Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five who was part of the young Black and Latino teenagers wrongly convicted and imprisoned for seven years, is … [Read more...]
CONCEPT OF SLAVERY ALIVE AND WELL IN FORCED PRISON LABOR
The United States is one of only 17 countries that still impose state-sanctioned forced labor, according to a 2023 report by Walk Free, an Australian … [Read more...]
IJ COLLABORATES WITH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GROUP TO EMPOWER LEGISLATIVE ACTION
When Lee Gibson walked into San Quentin State Prison on June 28 as a formerly incarcerated person, he recalled memories about his time behind bars. … [Read more...]
FILM FOLLOWS REHABILITATIVE EFFORTS OF FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
Mohammed Bin Nahif Rehabilitation Counseling and Care Center is “the world’s first rehabilitation center for terrorists,” according to the … [Read more...]
ANNUAL GET ON THE BUS EVENT UNITES FAMILIES
On June 15, multiple San Quentin residents were gifted with the opportunity to visit their children and grandchildren — some of them for the first … [Read more...]