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Collaboration offers incarcerated women free subscriptions to Ms. magazine

December 6, 2022 by San Quentin News Contributor

actress Gloria Steinem

By Clark GerhartsreiterContributing Writer Feminist icon Gloria Steinem says women and girls are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Stimulation, Prison Programs, Recently Posted, Women in Prison

Group offers crucial support to San Quentin library

December 6, 2022 by San Quentin News

San Quentin’s recreational library is filled with highly sought-after books thanks to outside support from the Friends of San Quentin Library, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Stimulation, Recently Posted, SQ News

Libraries receive $2M to benefit incarcerated readers

July 21, 2022 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

A $2 million grant has been announced to aid incarcerated people’s access to more books, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The grant funds a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Mental Stimulation, Recently Posted

The King’s Gambit

June 28, 2022 by Jad Salem

Rook takes pawn…Bishop takes rook…“Check Mate!” San Quentin loves chess. Even deep in the Security Housing Units, where San Quentin men live in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Stimulation, WALL CITY

Demetrious Mitchell crowned king of the West Block chess tourney

April 21, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

San Quentin’s West Block held a chess tournament right before Christmas and there was only one chess king left standing at the end of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Stimulation, Sports

The resurgence of the March Madness brackets

April 21, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

The month of March brings together all 64 NCAA college basketball teams for one reason: to see who will win the NCAA Championship. To keep track of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Mental Stimulation, Sports

GTL explores virtual reality for prisoners

January 14, 2022 by Rickey Goins

A prison technology company is exploring possibly offering virtual reality to incarcerated people, Vice reports. Global Tel Link Corporation  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Stimulation, Recently Posted Tagged With: GTL, technology

CA Supreme Court: No pot for prisoners

December 29, 2021 by Brandon T. Genest

California prisoners cannot have marijuana, the state Supreme Court has ruled.  The court reversed a 2019 appellate court ruling that temporarily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, Mental Stimulation, Recently Posted Tagged With: California Supreme Court, pot

Program Profile: Yoga Returns to San Quentin

July 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

When programs reopened after the COVID-19 lock-down, Yoga instructor James Fox was one of the first volunteers to return to San Quentin State … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Mental Stimulation, Most Read, Prison Programs Tagged With: Prison Programs, Prison Yoga Project

Incarcerated juveniles suffer psychologically during COVID-19 lockdowns

March 31, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

Incarcerated juveniles around the nation are feeling the psychological pressures of being exposed to harsh solitary confinement conditions in the name … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Health Care, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Mental Stimulation Tagged With: COVID-19, youth offenders

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