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Resource Fair provides valuable information for re-entrants
14 Jun
Rehabilitation Corner

Resource Fair provides valuable information for re-entrants

Several barriers lie ahead of a reentrant from prison so connecting them with resources and

by Michael Callahan
SQ Giants coach’s long wait for kidney is over
13 Jun
SPORTS

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

by Anthony Manuel Caravalho
SQ’s Hardtimers open season with win
12 Jun
SPORTS

SQ’s Hardtimers open season with win

Hardtimer Oscar Acost swinging away San Quentin’s Hardtimers opened up their 2025 season with a

by Marcus Casillas
Immigrante erróneamente exiliado entre la polémica y política
11 Jun
ESPANOL ICE - IMMIGRATION SPANISH

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

by Edwin Chavez
Residents’ mothers redeem and restore relationships with sons
10 Jun
HOLIDAYS WOMEN IN PRISON

Residents’ mothers redeem and restore relationships with sons

SQRC resident Anthony Gomez with his mother. (Photos courtesy of Anthony Gomez) In an expression

by Jerry Maleek Gearin
Creativity and diversity showcased in talent show
09 Jun
MUSIC

Creativity and diversity showcased in talent show

Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd hosts a talent showcase in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. (Photo by

by Jerry Maleek Gearin
Estadísticas de mujeres encarceladas en EEUU
09 Jun
ESPANOL SPANISH WOMEN IN PRISON

Estadísticas de mujeres encarceladas en EEUU

La población femenina encarcelada, esta casi siete veces más alto en comparación al año 1980.

by Edwin Chavez
Two big hitters prepare baseball field for upcoming season
08 Jun
SPORTS TIER TALK

Two big hitters prepare baseball field for upcoming season

SQ Atheltics baseball team against the outside All-Stars. (SQNews Archive) Canseco & McGwire, Mays &

by Anthony Manuel Caravalho
Expectant mothers’ life behind bars
07 Jun
WOMEN IN PRISON

Expectant mothers’ life behind bars

Journey from addiction in prison to advocating for mothers behind bars Prison Policy Initiative reported

by Jerry Maleek Gearin
Ramadan means self-discipline, not just abstaining
06 Jun
Religious Programs

Ramadan means self-discipline, not just abstaining

The Muslim community at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center shares their experience of fasting in the

by Jerry Maleek Gearin
Nonprofit funds sports for children of incarcerated parents
06 Jun
SPORTS

Nonprofit funds sports for children of incarcerated parents

Put Me In! event at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, Saturday, November 4, 2023.

by C.K. Gerhartsreiter
NEWS BRIEFS — May 2025
06 Jun
NEWS BRIEFS

NEWS BRIEFS — May 2025

Maine (Daily Bulldog) – A new bill, LD648, aims to give people convicted as young

by Bostyon Johnson
SQRC faces synthetic turf danger in Lower Yard upgrade
05 Jun
SPORTS

SQRC faces synthetic turf danger in Lower Yard upgrade

Darren Settlemeyer leading 1000 Mile running Club members on the Lower Yard. (SQNewsArchive) If San

by T. J. Marshall
Cambia tu mente crea nuevos resultados
04 Jun
ESPANOL SPANISH

Cambia tu mente crea nuevos resultados

Los exponentes Natalia Varela y Juan Carlos Rubín. (Photo by Marcus Casillas, SQNews) Los alumnos

by Cesar Martinez
New rehabilitation center construction progresses quickly
03 Jun
Rehabilitation Corner Uncategorized

New rehabilitation center construction progresses quickly

Construction crews work on three new buildings as part of the effort to transform San

by Kevin Sawyer
Youth offenders sit with SFDA to discuss juvenile-to-prison pipeline
02 Jun
LAW ENFORCEMENT YOUTH OFFENDERS

Youth offenders sit with SFDA to discuss juvenile-to-prison pipeline

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and her office with PIO Lt. G. Berry and

by Bostyon Johnson
Las mujeres que abrieron nuevos caminos
01 Jun
ESPANOL SPANISH

Las mujeres que abrieron nuevos caminos

Victoria Claflin Woodhull, Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Shirley Chisholm, Thomas J. O'Halloran,

by Cesar Martinez
Self-help and mentorship shows humanity
31 May
KidCAT

Self-help and mentorship shows humanity

By Tommy Lee Wickered My name is Tommy Lee Wickered. I’m 58 years old. I’m

by San Quentin News Contributor
Former life-without-parole prisoner advocates policy change
31 May
Human Interest Rehabilitation Corner

Former life-without-parole prisoner advocates policy change

By Vectorization: Mononomic - Image:Hrw_logo.gif, Public Domain, Link A former LWOP (life without parole) prisoner

by Vincent O'Bannon
Film festival set to return in Fall ’25
30 May
ARTS

Film festival set to return in Fall ’25

Incarcerated filmmakers line the stage at the San Quentin Film Festival in 2024. (Photo by

by Kevin Sawyer

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