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San Quentin News wins prison newspaper of the year

November 30, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

The Nash News, the CCWF Paper Trail, and The Echo (with its sister publication 1664) emerged triumphant in the American Penal Press Contest, whose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, San Quentin News Tagged With: American Penal Press Contest

Former Death Row residents thrive at CHCF

November 1, 2025 by Kevin D. Sawyer

No more shackles, cuffs, or escorts bring feelings of anxiety and gratitude San Quentin’s infamous Death Row has been empty for more than a year. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: California Health Care Facility, Death Row, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, The Row

Former condemned prisoner resentenced and paroled

October 30, 2025 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Curtis Lee Ervin had not seen the moon in four decades. In November 1986 he was arrested, and from 1991 until about a year ago he lived inside San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: Curtis Lee Ervin, Death Row, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

At-risk youth donation drive for Tiny Village Spirit a success

October 26, 2025 by T. J. Marshall

The incarcerated population of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center held a food and hygiene drive in an effort to subsidize a marginalized community in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Tiny Village Spirit

Doctors give wrong drug dosage to incarcerated individual

October 11, 2025 by Kevin D. Sawyer

As California’s state prison system grapples with inmate overdoses from fentanyl, California Health Care Facility, in Stockton, California, the state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HEALTHCARE, Most Read Tagged With: Aliasghar Mohyuddin, California Health Care Facility, Plata v. Newsom, The Sacramento Bee

SQNews’ Editorial Board’s opinion on PROP 57

October 6, 2025 by Kevin D. Sawyer

In December 2016, San Quentin News published the front-page story “Proposition 57 passed…what now?” It took some time, but now that question has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Most Read Tagged With: Prop 57, Proposition 57

Parole Board Executive members discuss procedures

October 4, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

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Executive team members of the Board of Parole Hearings visited San Quentin during Mental Wellness Week. The visit gave residents a chance to ask … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS, Most Read, PAROLE & HEARINGS, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Peer Support Specialists pass state exam

October 3, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

After receiving his results for a rather difficult exam he had taken a month earlier, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center resident Michael Moore walked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Medi-Cal, Peer Support Specialist Program, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Day of Peace showcases music, harmony, humanity

October 2, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

Resident Michael Endres said he remembers the day in 2006 when a race riot between Black and Mexican San Quentin residents resulted in a six-month … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Day of Peace, Lucy and the Long Haul, School of Rock San Rafael, Soul Billies, Soul Unique, Walkenhorst’s, Youth Offender Program

Overdose Awareness

October 1, 2025 by San Quentin News

A day of educational training on life-saving methods critical for incarcerated individuals By Jerry Maleek Gearin and Ben Greenspon Overdose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HEALTHCARE, Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Brooke Jenkins, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, Family Bridges Incorporated, Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment, ISUDT, Marin County Health and Human Services, Occupational Mentor Certification Program, OMCP, overdose awareness, Prison 2 Employment, SF Department of Public Health, Solitary Watch, Veterans Transition Center of California

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