“Sandlot” style softball game ends with fellowship circle on addiction
A softball game by two coed teams on the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Lower Yard brought unity and fellowship to everyone involved. The San Quentin Hardtimers softball team, scheduled to play against the Lost Dreams Awaken team April 13, … [Read More...]
Baseball infielder overcomes traumatic brain injury
Sports mimic the trials and tribulations of life: the victories and losses, the tragedies and redemptions, the falls from grace and the miraculous comebacks. Life and sports stories are as complex as a Shakespearean play. No matter the complexity, … [Read More...]
San Quentin Giants lose to LA Love in nail-biter to open season
All the traditional gallantry that came with America’s favorite pastime fully showed at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as the SQ Giants hosted their rivals from Southern California. On April 19, LA LOVE defeated the SQ Giants in a classic … [Read More...]
Cross-Fit event encourages healthy lifestyle
Make America Buff Again gymnasium promotes fitness and nutrition The chill of the morning air and the sound of loud music signaled the anticipation of the first cross-fit competition at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. On April 17, the San … [Read More...]
SQ Giants coach’s long wait for kidney is over
As Shohei Otani and the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened the major league season in Japan, the SQRC Giants celebrated a new beginning for their biggest supporter. Steve Reichardt, the SQ Giants’ lead outside coach, was born with … [Read More...]
SQ’s Hardtimers open season with win
San Quentin’s Hardtimers opened up their 2025 season with a game against Prison Sports Ministries that renewed the gratitude and warm embraces between the teams who returned to SQ’s Field of Dreams. PSM’s Doug Aubineau, a formerly … [Read More...]
Two big hitters prepare baseball field for upcoming season
Canseco & McGwire, Mays & McCovey, Montana & Rice: it seems great duos rise above the call of duty. At San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Field of Dreams, fans of the oldest active diamond in the country can find two curators who double … [Read More...]
Nonprofit funds sports for children of incarcerated parents
Would the inclusion of athletics influence identity, academics, and social skills of youth with an incarcerated parent? Khalid Cannon, who grew up in Alabama and had lost his father to prison at age four, would answer that question in the … [Read More...]
SQRC faces synthetic turf danger in Lower Yard upgrade
If San Quentin decides to install synthetic turf this year in place of the old geese-poop-filled grass, the fiscal saving in water usage may not outweigh the long-term physical effects on the future residents. Many public health advocates claim … [Read More...]
SQ kicks off baseball season
The sounds of baseballs meeting bats and popping gloves filled the air after weeks of inclement weather and a broken water main caused delays for the San Quentin Giants and threatened the season. Ill-advised planning for new turf and a refurbished … [Read More...]
Revival of 70-year-old SQ Olympics
Adrian “AD” Robinson, curator of demonstration sports as rehabilitation, dreamt about bringing the Olympics back to the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center after a 64-year absence. Robinson’s vision stemmed from his own battle with depression, … [Read More...]
Youth and National Basketball League Chaplains shine
As the local sports world buzzed with anticipation of the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend, some supporters of the league, and perhaps future stars, took time out of their busy schedules to celebrate the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center basketball … [Read More...]
The sweet science of boxing
Up to 60 incarcerated pugilists unite on SQRC’s Lower Yard to keep their edge in the sweet science of boxing. Through blood, sweat, and tears, the combatants gain physical conditioning and mental strength Instructors of the "sweet … [Read More...]
SQ hosts Special Olympics, polar plunge, and torch run
SQ athletes came out to support the Special Olympics with a torch run and a polar plunge this winter in the Lower Yard and the Baptistery at San Quentin. The 1000 Mile Club gave $500 to the Special Olympics fund, and SQ’s general population added … [Read More...]
New program promotes healthy alternative to diabetic medication
In an effort to fight diabetes, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center this past September started an Exercise Movement class. The San Quentin medical stated that 13% of the 2950 men incarcerated at SQRC have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The … [Read More...]
Oakland A’s and Raiders move to Las Vegas
As the 2025 Major League Baseball season kicks off with ceremonial first pitches in stadiums across America, one will remain eerily silent. Oakland, California — a city that lost the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas and Golden State Warriors to San … [Read More...]
The rehabilitative value of sports
Sports programs at San Quentin have lasted for more than 120 years and they have played a key part not only in rehabilitation, but also in the renewal of mental stability of the incarcerated community. “After the death of a female friend, I became … [Read More...]
Ryan Leaf talks about journey to sobriety
Athletes sometimes hit rock bottom, just like the rest of us. Sometimes they might redefine themselves, turning out stronger than before. Ex-San Diego Charger quarterback and formerly incarcerated resident Ryan Leaf hosted The Last Mile’s podcast … [Read More...]
SQRC’s hosts 2nd Annual Super Bowl Party
As the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, a battle of attrition took place in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Chapel B. Although correctional officers did not participate in SQRC’s second annual Super Bowl Party … [Read More...]
Former NFL player seeks clemency, pardons for incarcerated
Former NFL pro-bowler of the Seattle Seahawks finds purpose after hanging up his cleats and shoulders pads after a successful football career. When Doug Baldwin Jr. retired from pro football, he felt himself at loose ends. “I felt lost in the … [Read More...]
SF Giants’ staff hold restorative justice dialogue, team building session at SQ
The San Quentin Giants and the San Francisco Giants joined one another in a restorative justice circle that highlighted the need for change through bonding and team building methods. The impromptu visit was led by, world champion Giants player, … [Read More...]
One-and-done softball tournament and homerun derby end 2024 season
Softball tournament and homerun derby marks the end of the SQRC’s 2024 softball season. The tournament, preceded by the homerun derby, consisted of competitors from Lost Dreams Awaken, Prison Sports Ministries, Goon Squad, and SQ’s own, … [Read More...]
SQ inspires Washington State Penitentiary to start running club
SQRC’s Thousand Mile Club held its annual marathon in November of last year. As fans were in attendance to cheer on the top-flight runners, organizations were also in attendance, trying to take in the value of sports as rehabilitation. SQRC’s … [Read More...]
Hall-of-Famer reflects on death of Willie Mays, racism, Negro Leagues
The death of Willie Mays, one of the all-time greats of the national pastime, took place 72 hours before he was to be honored at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, where his professional career began in the Negro League. The Fox Sports … [Read More...]
San Quentin revives Olympics after decades
Olympic events dating back to the early 1900s features multi-skills challenges The Lower Yard played host to the second San Quentin Olympics after a sixty-four year hiatus that highlighted sports for the incarcerated community. The … [Read More...]