Smiles from North Kern
Dear SQNews:
Again, I opened the SQNews and while laying it out on my rack, I found myself with a ear to ear smile :-)! You folks keep blowing my mind with your ability to capture the ‘here and now’ with your skillful reporting! I picked this one up at the law library as I did the last one I got. So, I wanted to ask if there is any way I could receive a subscription from you. I share every issue I acquire with everyone around me. So if possible, please put me on ‘the list’!
— Daniel Larsen, North Kern State Prison, Delano, CA
Seeking connection during segregation
Dear SQNews:
I am here in Texas fighting a life sentence. I am in Ad-seg and in need of reading and resources. Here they have stopped all incoming mail other than business or legal. Everything else is done through an electronic mail service. We don’t get the smell of the mail or the feeling that our hands are touching the same paper as our loved ones. We don’t get to go to our property and pull out a letter when we are feeling blue. I am interested in SQNews. Thank You.
— Lawrence Smith, Taylor County Jail, Abilene, TX
New Mural by resident artsist at SATF-Corcoran
Dear SQNews:
I would like to see if you can publish in your newspaper photos of murals we have painted here at CSATF “G Yard” in Corcoran. The Building 2 mural shows the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite, Fairground Rodeo, Pismo Beach, Bakersfield College, and Fresno. The Building 3 mural has Sea World, Hollywood, and Six Flags. We get copies of your newspaper in our library here. Thank You, from a loyal reader of SQNews.
— Jon Paille, California SATF-Corcoran, Corcoran, CA
How can we expand earned living units throughout California
Dear SQNews:
SQNews is always eagerly anticipated here. It is the only prison paper I’ve seen that I literally read from cover to cover. There is no earned living unit here, no honor dorm for us to aspire to or to develop for our rehabilitation. This is an important issue for us. What can we do?
— Christine Reynolds, California Institution for Women, Corona, CA
Getting through rough times in New York
Dear SQNews:
Hello, happy holidays… You guys are awesome. I mean, I have 20 years to do, and I wish I could do it right there at San Quentin. New York doesn’t offer us anything close to what you all got going on over there. Anyhow, any chance I get to support my brothers and buy your newspaper I must take. So here goes some stamps for another issue. I can’t wait to get my copy. Stay safe, and calm, cool, and collected.
— Jason Markovitz, Mid-State Correctional Facility, Marcy, NY
SQNews applauded for reporting on positivty
Dear SQNews:
I am reaching out for information on the Earned Living Unit (ELU), including placement criteria and benefits and programs available to ELU residents. The SQNews is exceptionally informative and highlights the positive activities of the prison residents. I applaud you for your dedication and commitment for the publication of the newspaper read by many within and in the community. Thank You.
— Manuel Torres, Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, CA
