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CA leads nation in women on Death Row

November 20, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Courtesy of CDCR

California leads the nation with 23 women on Death Row, but the condemned women are largely invisible and forgotten behind bars, and their stories … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Most Read, WOMEN IN PRISON Tagged With: California Institution for Women, Central California Women’s Facility, DEATH PENALTY, Death Row, incarcerated women

San Quentin holds 15th Annual Health Fair

October 22, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Hundreds of prisoners formed long lines on San Quentin’s Lower Yard at the prison’s 15th Annual Health Fair on Aug. 24. Stations were set up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read Tagged With: APSC, Bay Area Black Nurses Association, CENTERFORCE, Health and Wellness, ROOTS, SFSU School of Nursing, SQ Health Fair, TRUST

Formerly incarcerated author, Donna Hylton

October 18, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Donna Hylton, who was abused as a child, spent 27 years in prison and wrote a book about how she turned her life around. She said her mission today is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Most Read Tagged With: Black women, incarcerated women, Profiles

Last RISE inmate graduation for Dante Callegari

October 16, 2018 by Juan Haines

Dante Callegari has announced his retirement after training hundreds of San Quentin inmates in modern construction technology (MCT). The announcement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: Dante Callegari, MCT, Profiles, RISE, Warden Davis

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

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