Legal tools A California appeals court has ordered San Quentin to significantly reduce the prison’s population and take steps to protect the … [Read more...]
Our honors list for criminal justice work
San Quentin News would like to honor and recognize these individuals for their work and contributions to social and criminal justice reform. There is … [Read more...]
COVID-19 kills 28 San Quentin incarcerated
The coronavirus outbreak inside San Quentin State Prison killed 28 incarcerated people and 1 officer, infected over 2,000 and shook the prison to its … [Read more...]
SQ News planted a seed at Calipatria state prison
Men of Vision @ Calipatria Journalism is evolving throughout the California correctional system with the creation of newspapers, podcasts and … [Read more...]
The stark reality of prison, COVID and the public perception
Illustration by Orlando Smith The screams of “Man Down!” (the incarcerated emergency medical call) rattle around the various San Quentin housing … [Read more...]
The astonishing growth of San Quentin News
This is a difficult time for the San Quentin News. But it’s not difficult for the reasons that plague nearly every other newspaper in the country. … [Read more...]
What’s really needed are paths to good jobs
To stop the revolving door between poverty and incarceration, the more than 70 million Americans who are justice-involved need access to employment … [Read more...]
AT SAN QUENTIN, OVERCROWDING LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EXPLOSIVE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
All but nine of California’s 35 prisons house more people than the facility was designed to hold. The following article by Juan Haines, … [Read more...]
S.Q. News Photographer Heads Out the Gate
Javier Jiménez, the San Quentin News (SQN) staff photographer for the last 18 months, ended his eight-year prison journey on March 16 when he became a … [Read more...]
Storytellers polish their craft through the San Quentin News Journalism Guild
Monica Campbell with the Spanish graduating class of 2020 The second annual San Quentin News Journalism Guild Graduation took place in the … [Read more...]
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