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Shared experiences break down false beliefs, build healthier connections

November 1, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

Are you incarcerated and want to share your prison experience with the world? Well, Humans of San Quentin is a nonprofit that does just that. HoSQ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Humans of San Quentin, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Insight Gardening renamed, expands to Lower Yard

October 31, 2025 by William Harris

The Insight Garden Program has expanded its planting and growing from H-Unit to San Quentin’s main yard. During this process the program has changed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Insight Garden, Land Together, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Resident crisis prevention team seeks to make impact

October 29, 2025 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

As California’s Governor invests in men’s mental health, San Quentin residents speak their truth at a crisis intervention graduation. Light … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MENTAL HEALTH, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Light Keepers, Mental Health, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Re-entrants struggle to obtain proper medical care upon release

October 28, 2025 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

Pedro Cruz David Clifford Captain Spencer and Rolon Morris are on the job in front of SQ medical center.

After spending decades behind bars, incarcerated people are leaving prison with chronic care needs and are faced with deficiencies in the healthcare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, RE-ENTRY Tagged With: cdcr, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, health insurance, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Congratulations Class of 2025

October 22, 2025 by Michael Callahan

San Quentin celebrates over 138 graduates of educational and vocation programming Whether it is high-level training or treating incarcerated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graduation Tagged With: Computer Related Technology, ged, MBA, Microsoft, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Vocational Plumbing

Symposium highlights impact of low literacy on incarcerated

October 20, 2025 by Michael Callahan

Low literacy impacts approximately 70% of incarcerated adults in the U.S. In California, a large portion of individuals in the custody of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: cdcr, San Quentin, San Quentin Peer Literacy Mentors, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population

May 27, 2025 by Kevin Sawyer

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

In the fall of 2011, the term “Realignment” was added to the wordlist of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. That was when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, George Coles-El, Kamsan Suon, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Tim Young

FIRESIDE CHAT: San Quentin’s warden sits down for Q&A with the SQNews

October 6, 2022 by San Quentin News

Ronald J. Broomfield, warden of San Quentin, sees himself as a “hands on” administrator.  He likes to interact with the population. The warden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, Staff Profile Tagged With: Profiles, San Quentin, San Quentin State Prison

San Quentin population on its way back up

April 18, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

San Quentin population on an upward trajectory after pandemic decline In 2020 San Quentin experienced one of the most deadly periods in its long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, San Quentin State Prison Tagged With: Overcrowding, San Quentin, San Quentin State Prison

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?

March 24, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

Delvon Adams talks about professional athletes and the controversial decision not to get the COVID vaccine  Controversial NBA player Kyrie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, San Quentin, San Quentin State Prison, TIER TALK

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