Cognitive behavioral and life skills courses aid substance use treatment
SQNews Archive Rehabilitation and personal growth was on full display as the Integrated Substance Use
Resident’s art is his life story
Art by SQ resident Richard Sanders Talented incarcerated artist depicted their art in difference forms
Cross-Fit event encourages healthy lifestyle
Make America Buff Again gymnasium promotes fitness and nutrition Residents and medical staff participate in
Conflict resolution and effective communication program graduates 20
Outside and inside team members of the Transformative Mediation program. (Photo by Marcus Casillas //
Letters to the editor reflect impact of San Quentin News
Letters to the editor do not go unread when they arrive at San Quentin News.
SQ hosts celebration of Native American culture and traditions
Drum ceremony in San Quentin. (Photo by Marcus Casillas // SQNews) San Quentin’s incarcerated Native
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — June 2025
Reader shares praise and constructive criticism Dear San Quentin News staff, To begin, I want
Program provides safe space to discuss shame and trauma
A new 26-week self-help program has been established at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, designed to
Glimmer of hope for marginalized transgender community
Transgender residents host panel discussion, storytelling, and powerful performances. (Photo by Marcus Casillas // SQNews)
Normalization takes shape at San Quentin
An effort to transform a previously notorious environment into a more humane environment has induced
Healing circle highlights reconciliation and accountability
Survivors, administrators, and residents walk a lap to acknowledge victims and survivors of crime. (Photo
Cinco de Mayo celebration draws Friesian horse and low riders
Marty blows into a conch shell to start ceremony. (Photo by Marcus Casillas // SQNews)
Communication workshop ends with Parenting Prom
Incarcerated fathers await their daughters in suits. (Photo by SQ Video Department) “Families can be
Resource Fair provides valuable information for re-entrants
Several barriers lie ahead of a reentrant from prison so connecting them with resources and
SQ Giants coach’s long wait for kidney is over
SQ Giants’ lead outside coach Steve Reichardt. (Photo by Marcus Casillas, SQNews) As Shohei Otani
SQ’s Hardtimers open season with win
Hardtimer Oscar Acost swinging away San Quentin’s Hardtimers opened up their 2025 season with a
Immigrante erróneamente exiliado entre la polémica y política
La Prensa Gráfica, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons El mandatario de EE.UU., usó una
Residents’ mothers redeem and restore relationships with sons
SQRC resident Anthony Gomez with his mother. (Photos courtesy of Anthony Gomez) In an expression
Creativity and diversity showcased in talent show
Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd hosts a talent showcase in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. (Photo by
Estadísticas de mujeres encarceladas en EEUU
La población femenina encarcelada, esta casi siete veces más alto en comparación al año 1980.