Archdiocese pushes for shift in approach – fromretributive justice to healing and reconciliation The Catholic Conference of Illinois issued a … [Read more...]
NEWSOM: MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD FOR SAN QUENTIN
California’s oldest prison toexpand focus on education,rehabilitative programming California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the proposed … [Read more...]
Second Chance Month highlights the power of personal transformation
Second Chance Month highlights impact of self-help, rehabilitative efforts April is officially Second Chance Month. Every year, the U.S. Department … [Read more...]
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Group of formerly incarcerated now giving back to theircommunities following model of restorative justice A group of formerly incarcerated guys has … [Read more...]
AIDA hace conciencia de la violencia doméstica
AIDA es una organización cuya meta es crear conciencia sobre la violencia de pareja para erradicar la violencia doméstica. AIDA fue creada en el año … [Read more...]
New Norway-inspired legislation took aim at California recidivism rate
California lawmakers recently considered a bill to create a different type of jobs-training program for incarcerated people who would live in a … [Read more...]
SQ sports program speaks the language of self-help
San Quentin sports programs produce many replay-worthy highlights, and while everybody has their personal favorites, the size of the crowd for each … [Read more...]
James King returns on behalf of Ella Baker Center
James King and Emily Harris from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights came to visit the San Quentin News for an interview in March 2022. They came … [Read more...]
Schools using Restorative Justice practices
American schools and criminal justice systems are using Restorative Justice (RJ) more and more as a remedy to keep people from going to prison, … [Read more...]