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La diversidad de los deportes en San Quentin hacen la diferencia

November 18, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Por Pedro Espinal Escritor de periodismo Los deportes en la prisión de San Quentin tienen una larga e interesante historia que ha contribuido al … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: SQ News Espanol

Air Force vet commits to working with youth organizations

November 18, 2019 by Joe Garcia

Will VanBrackle served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Now he serves the Bay Area youth community by helping the kids of incarcerated parents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Air Force vet, Kid CAT Childhood development program, Will VanBrackle

Ad agency ConCreates embraces incarcerated employees

November 18, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Prospect employees interviewing with potential employers

ConCreates is an advertising agency started by a former prison inmate and staffed by 436 incarcerated men and women—plus 319 ex-cons successfully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: ConCreates, incarcerated employees

Working to shift philanthropic investments to include prison education

November 18, 2019 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

“Education of incarcerated people must be included in the overall strategy to transform society,” said Dr. Jody Lewen Executive Director of San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Recently Posted Tagged With: philanthropic investments, Prison Education

Formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs successful in business

November 18, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Department of health and human services building

Entrepreneurship does not define where you have been, but where you are going. Formerly incarcerated Teresa Hodge, Marcus Bullock, and David Figueroa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs, Parole and Release

Retail giant Alibaba gives workshop on working in E-commerce

November 18, 2019 by Juan Haines

As part of an interviewing workshop, Peter Stern, from online retail giant Alibaba, told about two dozen incarcerated computer coders that learning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Alibaba, E-commerce company

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: Recently Posted Tagged With: American companies, Immigrants, Opinion

A journey of recovery and reclamation for Officer Calvo

November 14, 2019 by Aron Kumar Roy

Before coming to San Quentin, Correctional Officer Calvo was homeless and living on the streets, alcohol ruining his life. Calvo described himself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: Human Interest, journey of recovery, Officer Calvo

San Quentin’s Boot Hill to exhume veterans for proper burials

November 14, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Arlington National Cemetery Seal

Complying with a 1935 law, Marin County has agreed to exhume San Quentin’s Boot Hill veterans and give them each proper burials in a national cemetery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: San Quentin’s Boot Hill, veterans for proper burials

Filmmaking team premierès College Behind Bars at SQ

November 14, 2019 by Joe Garcia

Acclaimed filmmakers Sarah Botstein and Lynn Novick brought their latest effort, College Behind Bars, to San Quentin for a premierè screening … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: College Behind Bars at SQ

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