500 prisoners select winner ofGoncourt Academy Prize for literature A panel of incarcerated people has been chosen to pick the winning book for a … [Read more...]
AROUND THE WORLD
Russia recruits prisoners to man frontlines in war against Ukraine
By Clark Gerhartsreiter Contributing Writer For Russian incarcerated persons who thought that uni-formed visitors at their penal colony in St. … [Read more...]
6,000 arrestados durante estado de emergencia en El Salvadorse
La muerte de 87 personas en tres días, obliga al Presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, a declarar estado de emergencia como una medida drástica … [Read more...]
Canadian prisoners experiencing lockdown burnout
Some incarcerated persons at the Springhill Institution, the largest federal prison in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, still live under a … [Read more...]
Uncuffed alumni attend international prison radio conference in Norway
Several returning citizens, previously residents of San Quentin State Prison, joined prison staffers and producers of a public radio station for the … [Read more...]
North Korean prisons rife with abuse
Korea Future—a non-profit whose mission is to investigate human rights violations in North Korea—has received hundreds of complaints of human rights … [Read more...]
Thanks to your support, we’ve been around the world!
With support of our readers and the generosity of donors, San Quentin News and Wall City magazine have continued to grow. Our readership now spans the … [Read more...]
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MEMORY LANE
A look back at some of the major stories we’ve covered over the years … [Read more...]