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Parole Board Executive members discuss procedures

November 14, 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, PAROLE & HEARINGS, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Veterans display bravery in Shakespearean-style theatrical production

November 11, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

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An individual who joins the military and serves their country through unfamiliar terrain show bravery while enduring life altering circumstances. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY, VETERANS Tagged With: Ron Self, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Veterans Healing Veterans

Re-entrants struggle to obtain proper medical care upon release

September 28, 2025 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Pedro Cruz David Clifford Captain Spencer and Rolon Morris are on the job in front of SQ medical center.

After spending decades behind bars, incarcerated people are leaving prison with chronic care needs and are faced with deficiencies in the healthcare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: cdcr, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, health insurance, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Vocational article in SQNews inspires resident to pursue rehabilitation

September 26, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

Charles Townsend's journey started and ended at San Quentin Rehabilitative determination was epitomized in Charles Townsend. The day after he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, RE-ENTRY

Cruise lines refuse passage to formerly incarcerated

August 4, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Formerly incarcerated persons who wanted to cruise the seas on luxury liners have reported that they encountered policies that resulted in cancelled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY Tagged With: Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Group, Viking Cruises, Virgin Voyages

Recolección de estadísticas inconstantes diferentes estados de la nación  Americana 

April 9, 2025 by Arsenio Leyva

La información que se reporta de las bajas de reincidir [recaídas] en las prisiones, varía con las fuentes de información. Basada en el artículo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, RE-ENTRY, SPANISH Tagged With: recidivism

53 years of incarceration led to accountability and suitability

April 2, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

Fred Catano, 71, is scheduled to parole from San Quentin this month, after serving 53 continuous years behind bars. He was one of about 190 prisoners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY, Rehabilitation Corner

Después de 44 años encarcelado finalmente liberado

March 25, 2025 by Cesar Martinez

Un hombre afroamericano, después de estar más de 44 años injustamente encarcelado, recibió 25 millones de dólares. Basado en la publicación de … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, RE-ENTRY, SPANISH

Lack of resources a concern for elderly parolees

February 24, 2025 by T. J. Marshall

After release from prison, many elderly former residents of San Quentin said they have found themselves lacking resources such as housing, medical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY

Internet platform helps returning citizens find employment

February 21, 2025 by Jason Jackson

Working on the outside, Jodi Anderson Jr., a formerly incarcerated person, has created an online platform to help persons with criminal records obtain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RE-ENTRY Tagged With: Restorative Record

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