CCPOA VP witnesses firsthand the benefits of Norway model In September, about a dozen members of the California Correctional Peace Officers … [Read more...]
‘Helping others is giving, and giving is receiving’
Free-To-Succeed 'meet-and-greet' recognizes academic students In December, the Free-To-Succeed program gathered every student and its staff, in … [Read more...]
Uncuffed celebrates graduates of KALW audio journalism program
By Michael Callahan and Randy Thompson, Staff Writers On October 19, San Quentin’s award-winning podcast Uncuffed celebrated its second … [Read more...]
The Actors’ Gang Prison Project impacts rehabilitation
Incarcerated actors achieve success through performance Actors behind bars showed off their acting chops through a series of short performances … [Read more...]
Four decades of service
A rehabilitative program named the Actors’ Gang Prison Project, first started by actor Tim Robbins of Shawshank Redemption fame, provides incarcerated … [Read more...]
The Beat Within carries on
Hearts continued to beat and words continued to flow from within as dedicated incarcerated persons bared their souls at the October 30 evening session … [Read more...]
The ‘First Step’ towards transformation
Excitement filled the air on the morning of Sunday, November 12, as self-rehabilitation continued to thrive at San Quentin. The First Step welcomed a … [Read more...]
JOURNALISM LOWERS RECIDIVISM
Sitting at my desk in front of my computer, fingers on my keyboard, I am approached by a staff member who asks, “Why do you do what you do?” I look up … [Read more...]
SAN QUENTIN NEWS LABOR DAY: HONORING THE INCARCERATED WORKERS
For many people, Labor Day is an occasion to celebrate the fruits of their labor, push for better workplace conditions, or simply join friends and … [Read more...]
REDEMPTION: EXONERATED YUSEF SALAAM CLAIMS NY CITY COUNCIL SEAREDEMPTION
Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five who was part of the young Black and Latino teenagers wrongly convicted and imprisoned for seven years, is … [Read more...]