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Vice Principal Dr. Worthington talks to SQNews

March 7, 2025 By Edwin Chavez

SQNews: Besides being Vice Principal at Burton, what other positions have you held?  J.W: Professor at online and on-ground higher Ed schools, (AA/AS, BA/BS, MA/MS courses), curriculum coordinator in District Office, elementary school principal, high school VP, teacher, investment banking, … [Read More...]

Residents say racism still an issue at local high school

February 5, 2025 By Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Racial hatred appeared nationally at a New Hartford Central School District, without consequence. Months later, at a local Marin County, California high school, administration also failed to address racism. “Allowing racial outbursts and not punishing elite white students for racist activities … [Read More...]

Op-ed: Education and self-worth reduce recidivism 

January 20, 2025 By Jerry Maleek Gearin

In achieving a higher education while incarcerated, social skills are obtained, enhancing self-worth that can reduce recidivism rates. A higher education in prison makes available cognitive and psychological skill sets, giving a person the capability to self-advocate, with hopes of coping with … [Read More...]

Estudiantes enseńando a maestros en CRSQ

September 28, 2024 By Cesar Martinez

Este año, Mount Tamalpais College patrocino el primer foro informativo para quince nuevos maestros voluntarios en el Centro de Rehabilitación de San Quentin. El proyecto, llamado “Estudiantes Instruyendo a los Instructores”, fue creado por los residentes y estudiantes Carl Raybon y Miguel … [Read More...]

Education at SQ offers various levels and opportunities for degrees

August 22, 2024 By Kenneth Gatison

Education at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center allows residents to follow their dreams while reforming their lives. The facility offers five different college programs, which the population can attend to further their education.  The prison has a self-accredited on-site College program, … [Read More...]

SQ’s MTC students give professors feedback

July 25, 2024 By Jordan Junious

Mount Tamalpais College held their first “Students Teaching Teachers” event this May, providing both new and returning teachers an opportunity to learn from San Quentin residents.  The forum encouraged MTC teachers to engage in open dialogue with students, and ask questions to better … [Read More...]

Education over incarceration demonstrates success in youth diversion, report finds

July 11, 2024 By Stuart Clarke

Youth diversion away from the criminal justice system for those accused of delinquent behavior is increasing nationwide, according to the Sentencing Project.  A March 2024 report by Senior Research Fellow, Youth Justice, Richard A. Mendel, and a Diversion Working Group of experts documented … [Read More...]

Death Row author overcame dyslexia, published ten books

May 16, 2024 By Marcus Henderson

Living on California’s Condemn Row also known as Death Row and being lockedup 24 to 20 hours a day in a tiny cell, condemn resident Albert “Ru-Al” Jones overcame three different types of dyslexia to self-publish 10 books in one of San Quentin’s darkest places. Jones, 59, said he has been locked … [Read More...]

‘Helping others is giving, and giving is receiving’

March 13, 2024 By Willy Alarcón

Free-To-Succeed 'meet-and-greet' recognizes academic students In December, the Free-To-Succeed program gathered every student and its staff, in San Quentin’s Chapel A, for a “meet-and-greet”, to celebrate the accomplishments and the massive effort of every contributor during the past … [Read More...]

Mount Tamalpais College builds trust with prison through town hall meeting

January 14, 2024 By San Quentin News

By Michael Callahan, Staff Writer and Bostyon Johnson, Managing Editor In November, San Quentin’s Mount Tamalpais College held two town hall-style meetings to strengthen their communication with correctional staff and incarcerated students. Never before at San Quentin had college students, … [Read More...]

What’s the deal with Pell in prisons? Answers to frequently asked questions

December 30, 2023 By San Quentin News Contributor

Pell Grants are coming back to prison in July, after Congress removed that ban that has prevented incarcerated students from using federal financial aid since 1994. How the process works will vary by state, by facility, and by individual. While people in prison regained Pell eligibility on July 1, … [Read More...]

Massachusetts corrections ramps up Pell Grant programs for the incarcerated

December 30, 2023 By C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Massachusetts has always taken seriously the idea of education. The Bay State has both the nation’s oldest public school — Boston Latin School — and the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning – Harvard College. Massachusetts recently made great strides in education for incarcerated persons, … [Read More...]

Formerly incarcerated face continued ‘economic exclusion’ despite soaring job market

December 29, 2023 By C.K. Gerhartsreiter

In the free world, anyone looking for a job these days should have an easy time finding one. The U.S. economy seems in decent shape and economic statistics look positive for a post-Covid recovery. Measurements of employment look especially favorable for job seekers; unemployment has hit recent lows … [Read More...]

Get On The Bus une a padres con sus seres amados

December 23, 2023 By Aristeo Sampablo

Después de estos últimos años que hemos estado bajo la amenaza del COVID, por fin se llevó a cabo la reunión de las familias con sus seres queridos que estan en la prisión. Todo ha sido posible, gracias a la organización sin fines de lucro, que lleva por nombre “GET ON THE BUS” (GOTB o “Sube Al … [Read More...]

Se gradúa la primera clase del programa Mediación Transformativa

December 22, 2023 By Edwin Chavez

El nuevo programa de SQ, Mediación Transformativa, celebró su primera graduación desde su inicio. Este currículo es basado en tratar de ayudar la comunidad en los momentos de conflictos o mal entendimientos entre reos o compañeros de celdas, y equipos en el trabajo. Según el folleto del … [Read More...]

CON LA EDUCACIÓN SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS DE LA PRISIÓN 

December 1, 2023 By Wilfredo Alarcon

Spanish Journalism Guild La persona que abre las puertas a la educación, cierra las puertas de la prisión. El departamento de educación de la prisión de San Quentin celebró la graduación de 351 alumnos que comenzaron su enseñanza desde antes de la pandemia en el 2019.  Varios de ellos … [Read More...]

MT. TAM ‘FREEDOM WALL’ HONORS ALUMNI

December 1, 2023 By Michael Callahan

San Quentin’s community college has unveiled a “Freedom Wall,” represented by 42 pictures of formerly incarcerated alumni. It adorns a wall entering an education building with the goal of inspiring and encouraging residents to further their education and find success on the outside. Nearly 100 … [Read More...]

BINARY DATA: THE MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTER WORLD

December 1, 2023 By San Quentin News

Have you ever wondered how computers and smartphones are able to store so much information? The digital information we see as text and images, as well as the music and digitized speech we hear, is actually made up of billions of 1s and 0s known as the binary number system. Every piece of … [Read More...]

STUDY: EDUCATION IN PRISON PAYS DIVIDENDS 

December 1, 2023 By Stuart Clarke

Educational programs offered to incarcerated people can reduce recidivism and enhance their chances of success after release, according to the Boston Globe’s editorial board. “Providing education to people in prison is one of the best things the state can do to steer them toward a better future. … [Read More...]

JOURNALISM LOWERS RECIDIVISM

December 1, 2023 By Steve Brooks

Sitting at my desk in front of my computer, fingers on my keyboard, I am approached by a staff member who asks, “Why do you do what you do?” I look up and notice it’s my fellow journalist, Juan Haines. He is standing next me, playing Candy Crush on his GTL tablet, smiling and waiting for me to … [Read More...]

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