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Getting a rare second chance in prison: How one youthful offender reclaimed his life with the help of others

August 14, 2019 by Joe Garcia

Ryan Dietz arrived at San Quentin in 2016 ready to succumb to all the usual pitfalls that await youth of- fenders—substance abuse, cellphone activity … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Joe Garcia, kid cat

San Quentin’s college class of 2019

August 12, 2019 by David Ditto

On a sunny June morning over- looking the bay, 12 incarcerated scholars were honored at the 2019 Prison University Project (PUP) graduation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Recently Posted Tagged With: Aron Roy, college, David Ditto, Inmate, PUP graduation, Rehabilitation Corner

California’s out-state prisoners brought back

August 12, 2019 by Aron Kumar Roy

Nipsey Hussle

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that it has ended the practice of housing prisoners in out-of-state facilities. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: Aron Roy, California Prisoners, cdcr, legal

Hamilton cast and crew visits San Quentin

August 12, 2019 by Joe Garcia

The world proved wide enough for San Quentin prisoners and the San Francisco production of Hamilton to come together as one community. At the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: Hamilton cast, Joe Garcia, SQNews

Navigating the unexpected: Improv offers critical life skills

June 26, 2019 by Aron Kumar Roy

Roars of laughter filled the classroom as the Prison University Project (PUP) Improv Troupe put on the last of two performances for the spring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: improv.

Criminal canines given reprieve through rehabilitation at SQ

June 25, 2019 by Charles

In the County of Marin, some animals that are stigmatized because they are pit bulls are given a second chance. Mack is one of those dogs. He was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: criminal canines, Institutions, marin humane society, marin humane veterinarians, rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Corner

Editorial: Marcus Henderson

June 24, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

SQN staffer Marcus Henderson and Warden Marion Spearman

I am proud to have worked and walked the journey of prison journalism with a remarkable group of men for the past five years. These dedicated men have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: editor-in-chief, Editorial, marcus henderson, sq news

CDCR agrees to legal settlement over disciplinary documents

May 15, 2019 by Kevin.Sawyer

“I spent five years to get them to dismiss the write-ups which should never have been filed in the first place” The California Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, Prison Stories, settlement

Dr. Gabor Maté lectures at SQ’s Enneagram event

May 1, 2019 by Juan Haines

Susan Olesek, Jason Griffin, Ronell “Rauch” Draper, Dustin M. Baldwin and Dr. Gabor Maté

Once a week, Susan Olesek comes inside San Quentin to help incarcerated men discover the roots of their personalities and how it plays into the way … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Recently Posted Tagged With: Enneagram, personality test, prison program

San Quentin News hosts fundraiser gala for community supporters

February 27, 2019 by Kate Wolffe and Madeleine Gregory

The award-winning San Quentin News has become one of the few prison projects ever to hold its own fundraising gala in California.  The Nov. 23 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Media

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