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Admitting — or surrendering — to a state narrative to gain one’s freedom is a reality for some

December 24, 2025 by Kevin D. Sawyer

First, I must start this book review with full disclosure. I know Emile DeWeaver. We both worked at the prisoner-run San Quentin News. We were also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOOK REVIEW Tagged With: Emile DeWeaver, San Quentin, The New Press

Prestigious colleges learn about life from prisoners

May 11, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

UC Berkeley students Ahna Straube and Nate Sheidlower working with SQN Journalism Chairman Marcus Henderson

Prison advocates and educators who believe in the benefits of classes held on prison grounds are seeking to revive a program that once brought Harvard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Ahna Straube, Beyond the Gates: The Past and Future of Prison Education at Harvard, Elizabeth Hinton, Emile DeWeaver, Harvard Gazette, Harvard Prison Studies Project, Jill Radsken, Juan Haines, Kaia Stern, Leticia Duarte, Prison Renaissance, San Quentin, UC Berkeley, William Drummond

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