SQ News

Ready for sports

July 30, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

Most restrictions are lifted and the athletes at the Q are ready to get back to doing what they love and that is, playing sports. The Q has been … [Read more...]

Four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner inspires San Quentin News: “I think we’re living in a time where truth is up for grabs”

May 31, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

David Barstow, a four-time Pulitzer Prize–winning, investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke to incarcerated journalists at San Quentin, … [Read more...]

Six SQN members make it home

May 30, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

San Quentin News lost six key staff members to parole during the year-long corona-virus pandemic that placed the prison on virtual … [Read more...]

Michael Harris is free after 30 years

May 30, 2021 by San Quentin News

Michael Harris, co-founder of Death Row Records and former San Quentin News editor-in-chief, has finally been freed. Harris was granted a pardon by … [Read more...]

The case of Von Staich with incarcerated people at SQ

February 26, 2021 by Alfred King

A California appeals court has ordered San Quentin to significantly reduce the prison’s population and take steps to protect the incarcerated and … [Read more...]

Our honors list for criminal justice work

January 31, 2021 by San Quentin News Contributor

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

December 31, 2020 by David Ditto

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...]

The stark reality of prison, COVID and the public perception

September 30, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

The screams of “Man Down!” (the incarcerated emergency medical call) rattle around the various San Quentin housing units. The alert starts the sounds … [Read more...]

The astonishing growth of San Quentin News

September 30, 2020 by Steve McNamara

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...]