Veteran Jim “Sneaky” White Veterans Day has always been the time to celebrate America’s fallen soldiers and honor those who are still with us for their sacrifices, dedication and service of defending this country’s freedoms. But there are another … [Read more...]
Colonel Allen Allensworth, founder of a town in central California
Colonel Allen Allensworth After slavery African Americans took their skills and begin to build thriving cities. Blacks in California were no different. In 1908, African Americans in California built a flourishing town called Allensworth, an … [Read more...]
SQ keeps tradition of giving
Veterans’ Toys for Tots continues to warm the hearts of many One-and a-half-old Zy'ir Lewis chooses a toy The cheer of Christmas giving filled the San Quentin State Prison visiting rooms as children celebrated the holidays with their … [Read more...]
SQN EXTRA: EQUINE THERAPY
By Vincent O’Bannon, Journalism Guild Writer Some imprisoned veterans in Connecticut are getting psychological help from an unusual source– horses. The Equine Therapy program “is aimed at creating and maintaining healthy … [Read more...]
Remembering a friend, veteran and devout church goer
Tony Burch with the US Marines at a veterans event in 2016 Tony Burch was a Navy veteran; however, it was his smile and singing that made him popular in San Quentin State Prison. He passed away on Nov. 6. He was 67 years old. Burch’s memorial … [Read more...]
SQ Veterans Day brings chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts
Veteran’s Day brought the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mary Anne Carter, inside San Quentin to mingle with artists and incarcerated veterans. Joining Carter was Alma Robinson, executive director of California Lawyers for the … [Read more...]
San Quentin’s Boot Hill to exhume veterans for proper burials
Complying with a 1935 law, Marin County has agreed to exhume San Quentin’s Boot Hill veterans and give them each proper burials in a national cemetery with full military honors. San Quentin opened its doors for business as California’s only prison … [Read more...]
Incarcerated female veterans may face higher degrees of trauma
CIW’s staff and incarcerated Honor Guards together to honor those who had fell on 9/11, September 2018 What happens when former U.S. service men or women find themselves behind bars, trying to process hidden traumas after serving in the military? … [Read more...]
SQ veterans lose innovative facilitator Rebecca Haskell
Rebecca Haskell, an outside facilitator working with Veterans Healing Veterans (VHV), has impacted San Quentin’s incarcerated veteran community like few have before her. Haskell’s exuberant and immersive style of leadership training enabled SQ’s … [Read more...]
Veterans find healing through sharing their experiences
Veterans Healing Veterans members and volunteers celebrate their graduation San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel provided space on June 27 for a small group of Bay Area volunteers to meet with incarcerated veterans who’d just completed a rigorous … [Read more...]
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