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Residents lament Channel One outage as TVs go black

February 10, 2026 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Vicarious nature walks, Yoga, institutional information will return The day after Labor Day, residents at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: San Quentin News, San Quentin State Prison Tagged With: San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

San Quentin News wins prison newspaper of the year

November 30, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

The Nash News, the CCWF Paper Trail, and The Echo (with its sister publication 1664) emerged triumphant in the American Penal Press Contest, whose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, San Quentin News Tagged With: American Penal Press Contest

SQNews moves into digital era with purpose and a new vision

November 20, 2025 by Kevin D. Sawyer

A rich rumor pipeline that ebbs and flows fuels talk in California’s prisons. At times, it makes sense to get out in front of the rumors to clarify or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: San Quentin News Tagged With: San Quentin News

SQNews wins eight CNPA Awards

September 10, 2024 by Bostyon Johnson

This year, San Quentin News received eight California News Publishers Awards for its continued dedication to reporting on social justice … [Read more...]

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SQNews wins First Place Award Prison Publication of the Year 

July 24, 2024 by Bostyon Johnson

San Quentin News won first place for Prison Publication of the Year in the 2023 Stillwater Awards. The Prison Journalism Project co-sponsored the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, San Quentin News Tagged With: 2023 Stillwater Awards, Prison Journalism Project, Prison Publication of the Year, Society of Professional Journalists.

UC Berkeley students leave their mark on SQNews journalism

January 13, 2024 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Some visitors come to San Quentin to satisfy their curiosity, some come because they want to contribute to social justice, and some come because they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Recently Posted, San Quentin News Tagged With: UC Berkeley, William Drummond

HIGH COURT RULING LIMITS APPEALS

November 30, 2023 by William Burley

The United States Supreme Court says defendants who have exhausted their due process cannot reopen their case. The 6-3 Supreme Court decision was the … [Read more...]

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POWER OF THE PEN: 

August 13, 2023 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

SQNEWS HONORS JOURNALISM GUILD GRADUATES IN CEREMONY FULL OF HEADLINERS  The San Quentin News Journalism Guild graduation took place in the … [Read more...]

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MAN WITH MANY HATS

August 12, 2023 by Charles Crowe

OUR BEHIND THE SCENE AND TRUSTED RESEARCHER STUART WAGNER  The masthead of the San Quentin News lists Stuart Wagner as one of its 13 “Advisers.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, PROFILE, San Quentin News

CORRECTIONS – June 2023 Issue

July 27, 2023 by San Quentin News

Sorry Speech Bubble

We reported on the recent TRUST graduation on page 12. In that article, we misspelled the names of Helaine Melnitzer and Marquez Sherouse. Also, … [Read more...]

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