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Common visits SQ music program

September 18, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

David Jassy playing music for Common and guests Hip-hop artist Rashid “Common” Lynn heard about the positive music being produced from prison by David … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), David Jassy, Jessica Sloan, Rashid “Common” Lynn, Scott Budnick, YOP mixtape

Germany progressive juvenile justice approach

September 12, 2018 by John Lam

Germany’s progressive treatment of its youth offenders in its criminal justice system leads to fewer youths in adult prisons, lower recidivism, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Germany, Neustelitz Prison, The Crime Report, Young Offender, Youth Offender, youth offenders

29 years in prison is enough for Mike Webb

September 12, 2018 by John Lam

After six parole hearings and 29 years in prison, Mike Webb, a beloved Kid CAT member, was found suitable for parole. “Mike Webb is one of the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: Charlie Spence, Kid CAT Childhood development program, Mike Webb, The Beat Within, Youth Offender

High Desert Prison warden sets the record straight

August 20, 2018 by Kevin D. Sawyer

SQN staffer Marcus Henderson and Warden Marion Spearman

By some accounts, High Desert State Prison is one of California’s most notorious penitentiaries. Warden Marion E. Spearman wants to clear up that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, High Desert State Prison, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Sen. Loni Hancock, The Association of State Correctional Administrators

Blues musician Maxx Cabello rocks the yard

August 15, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Maxx Cabello

Maxx Cabello Jr.’s guitar wizardry entertained San Quentin’s Lower Yard June 23, as the visiting blues musician and singer debuted his new “Tattoos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: Alex Cabello, Maxx Cabello, SQ Music Program, Steward Burr

Letter to the Editor by John A. Riccardi

August 2, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

Dear Mr. Richardson, Editor in Chief, I entered Death Row in East Block (San Quentin State Prison) on September 29, 1996. I received a reversal on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, Death Penalty Information Center, letters, San Quentin’s Death Row

Former inmate develops “prison instagram”

July 24, 2018 by Joe Garcia

prison, water front, San Quentin, San Francisco Bay,

Marcus Bullock discovered a wealth of entrepreneurial insights during his time behind bars. His prison experiences inspired him to create Flikshop—an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Campaign for Youth Justice, CYJ, Flikshop, John Legend, JUST Capital Research Advisory Council, Marcus Bullock, Unlocked Futures

California’s early release programs ACP

July 24, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

California has several little-known programs that have allowed hundreds of prison inmates to go home up to a year early. Prisoners must apply to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: Alternative Custody Program, Application for Voluntary Agreement, California's early release programs, Community Prisoner Mother Program, Krissi Khokhobashvili, Male Community Reentry Program, MCRP, Prison Law Office

The 100th Edition of San Quentin News

July 1, 2018 by Kevin D. Sawyer

Warden Robert Ayers

As San Quentin News celebrates its 100th published edition since the newspaper was revived in 2008, the paper’s history is not well known to most of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Most Read Tagged With: John C. Eagan, Steve McNamara, The San Quentin Story, Warden Robert Ayers Jr., Warden T. Duffy

CBS’ Ted Koppel visits Ear Hustle

July 1, 2018 by Juan Haines

As part of a 1961 class project, a Stanford student named Ted Koppel, age 21, went inside San Quentin to study the U.S. criminal justice system. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: CBS Sunday Morning, Ear Hustle, Ear Hustle podcasts, Earlonne Woods, Koppel, Nigel Poor, Nightline, San Quentin, San Quentin Radio, Ted Koppel

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