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Learning the hard way

December 24, 2021 by Carlos Drouaillet

Lifer violates parole, shares the hard lessons he learned with others Not everyone who gets parole makes a success of their life. Some men like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prison Stories, Recently Posted Tagged With: life sentence

MOURNING OUR LOSSES Hosts Rememberances

August 31, 2021 by Juan Haines

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Since May 2020, educators, artists, and organizers – many returning citizens – say they are willing to write, edit and translate humanizing memorials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Opinion, Prison Stories Tagged With: COVID-19, Deaths, San Quentin News

Editor’s Desk, By Marcus Henderson, Editor-in-Chief

July 30, 2021 by Marcus Henderson

Loud cheers erupted in San Quentin housing units as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Opinion Tagged With: editor-in-chief

Trauma, change and growth “I allowed my thoughts to lead me to a dark place”

May 30, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

Healing is a journey that I have been on for over fifty years (it’s a lifelong process for some). Early in my life I played on both sides of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured, Mental Health, Opinion, Prison Programs Tagged With: Restorative Justice, Victim Offender Education Group

RE:STORE JUSTICE: National Gun Violence Survivors week

February 26, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

In February we acknowledge National Gun Violence Survivors week. I would guess that many of you, like me, are survivors of Gun Violence. It’s a club … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Opinion Tagged With: gun enhancements, Restore Justice

Re:Store Justice & Equity Justice Initiative Museums, Montgomery, Alabama

November 29, 2020 by Administrators

In November 2019 I traveled with over one hundred members of my Jewish congregation to Montgomery, Alabama, on a pilgrimage to two remarkable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Opinion Tagged With: Restore Justice

What’s really needed are paths to good jobs

September 30, 2020 by Aly Tamboura

David Jassy at work at the SQ Media Center

To stop the revolving door between poverty and incarceration, the more than 70 million Americans who are justice-involved need access to employment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Opinion, Parole and Release, Rehabilitation Corner, SQ News, Staff Profile Tagged With: criminal justice reform, Reentry, rehabilitated returning citizens

The demands of the #stopsanquentinoutbreak coalition

September 30, 2020 by San Quentin Outbreak Coalition

This article was written back in August and reflects conditions then.After months of urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to take action to curb the spread of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Opinion Tagged With: San Quentin

My friend died in San Quentin due to COVID-19. His death was entirely preventable.

September 30, 2020 by Adnan Khan

Incompetence and inaction by California’s leaders are driving illness and death inside the state’s prison system. This piece is a commentary, By … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Health Care, Opinion

Many top American companies were founded by immigrants

November 18, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

About 45% of America’s top companies were founded by immigrants or their children. These firms brought in $6.1 trillion in revenues in the fiscal year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Politics, Recently Posted Tagged With: American companies, Immigrants

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