San Quentin celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Warden Chance Andes on stage speaking to the population on the
San Quentin Giants play Oakland Ballers
The Oakland Ballers and San Quentin Giants pose for a group photo after the game.
The Last Mile showcases new platform, partnerships
Formerly incarcerated and keynote speaker Dave Dahl gave an inspirational speech to attendees. (Photo by
San Quentin holds inspirational music night
On May 26, despite being a cloudy evening, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center residents gathered to
Music program brings healing and transformative power to individuals
Essence Goldman hosts musical event. (Photo by Marcus Casillas, SQNews) Believe Music Heals has grown
San Quentin holds 2026 Kids’ Summer Book Fair
Friends of San Quentin Library with SQ library staff and incarcerated library workers. (Photo by
San Quentin baseball spreads rehabilitation globally
Puerto Rican baseball associates visited San Quentin’s Field of Dreams to observe and instruct the
Incarcerated thespians perform rendition of Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
Angie Gordon and Gabriel Moctezuma in dramatic scene. (Photo by Marcus Casillas / SQNews) In
Mount Tamalpais College graduates seven San Quentin residents
(Back row: left to right) Lionel Scott, Michael Nickerson, Keith R. Carter (Front row: Left
SFDA Brooke Jenkins hosts Access to Hope Symposium at San Quentin
Formerly incarcerated persons (left to right) Tommy Wickerd, Greg Eskridge, Ricky Romero and SQ resident
80 residents celebrate a milestone in recovery
I.S.U.D.T Graduates, family members and guest stand as San Quentin Color Guard presents the colors.
Convicted felons at San Quentin pledge to become ambassadors of peace
Zakee Hudson GRIP's Regional Program Manager speaks to graduates and attendees. (Photo by Marcus Casillas
First-ever Bar Mitzvah held at San Quentin
Rabbi Jhos (left) sits with incarcerated participants who are preparing to read from the Torah.
San Quentin residents honored for culinary genius
San Quentin Cooks Culinary program newest graduates alongside outside sponsors and guests. (Photo by Marcus
Astronomy class affords residents opportunity to see outer space
A view of the moon from San Quentin's housing units. (San Quentin News Archive) Students
Brandishing gun more serious than stabbing
According to data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, simply brandishing a firearm
Non-profit works to reverse ban on incarcerated writer’s memoir
"What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection" by Dorsey Nunn.
Mediation training creates job opportunities upon release
Outside and inside team members of the Transformative Mediation program. (Photo by Marcus Casillas //
San Quentin observes Memorial Day
On Monday May 25, 2026 at 9:00 am San Quentin Rehabilitation Center observed Memorial Day.
BPH denies 10,000 years in 2025
Graphics by C. K. Gerhartsreiter. The California Board of Parole Hearings denied an aggregate of