Prison Stories

Correspondence with Miami Youth Academy

January 31, 2021 by Administrators

In October, students at Miami Youth Academy and men at San Quentin State Prison in California started a letter exchange facilitated by the Prison … [Read more...]

PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship 2021

January 30, 2021 by Administrators

PEN America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship will commission six or more writers— emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit … [Read more...]

When New Year Arrives For Native Americans

May 10, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

"Rich in Culture, Rich in Tradition" read a blazing red banner at San Quentin’s annual Spring Pow Wow. The February 28 event was to celebrate the … [Read more...]

The Incarcerated Deaf Have Extra Challenges

May 10, 2020 by Timothy Hicks

A new community of deaf people has finally arrived at San Quentin Prison. After battles in the courts and multiple fights contesting the ability of … [Read more...]

Storytellers polish their craft through the San Quentin News Journalism Guild

March 16, 2020 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The second annual San Quentin News Journalism Guild Graduation took place in the Garden Chapel on Jan. 17. Twelve graduates from November’s class … [Read more...]

Louisiana taking steps to keep families connected

December 12, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

A new program is helping Louisiana girls keep in touch with their incarcerated fathers. “Not being able to see my father has been traumatizing,” … [Read more...]

The visionary who resurrected San Quentin News

December 11, 2019 by Kevin Sawyer

Eleven years ago, former San Quentin warden Robert Ayers Jr. pulled the San Quentin News from the dust heap and revitalized the inmate-run publication … [Read more...]

Imago Dei routs the Warriors … but our very own G. Derrick is the star

September 16, 2019 by Rahsaan Thomas

From a wheelchair on the sidelines, Leonard King got to watch veteran San Quentin Warrior Allan McIntosh put up 32 points but still fall short to … [Read more...]

In Remembrance

September 11, 2019 by San Quentin News Staff

Brothers George Grifall and Chris Koppe More than 60 men of all nationalities, races and origins gathered in San Quentin’s Catholic Chapel to … [Read more...]

Chicago group engages storytelling to understand violence

September 11, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

When Sam Castro was three years old, he was shot in the arm outside his home on Chicago’s Northwest side. He remembers the chaos in the aftermath, how … [Read more...]