At age 18, I was arrested and sent to Deuel Vocational Institution in 1992. Prisoners called it Tracy or “The Gladiator School.” It was my first time … [Read more...]
The impact on children of incarcerated parents
An audience of fathers at San Quentin State Prison cried as they watched the screening of a film that showed the impact on children when their parents … [Read more...]
Judy Appel talks justice
Berkeley Unified School District board member Judy Appel sat down with San Quentin News to brainstorm on solutions to criminal justice issues that she … [Read more...]
Indiana hires formerly incarcerated
More and more employers are hiring former inmates with the assistance of Indiana’s state and local government reported the Indianapolis Business … [Read more...]
The Manson Women and Me; Monsters, Morality, and Murder by Nikki Meredith
It took Nikki Meredith more than two decades of prison visits, trips into the California desert, and prolonged research to knit her memories, … [Read more...]
New employment policies to help hire formerly incarcerated
Music superstar John Legend is using his celebrity status to gather national support for Unlocked Futures, a new foundation aimed at helping formerly … [Read more...]
San Quentin News Launches Wall City Magazine
San Quentin, California – May 21, 2018 – The premiere issue of Wall City, a magazine that reflects the curiosity, intellect, dedication and … [Read more...]
Coming back to prison to help bridge the digital divide
Behind San Quentin’s walls, there is a pair of programs dedicated to closing the digital divide, Code.7370 and TLMWORKS. Tulio K. Cardozo, a former … [Read more...]
UC Davis combats prison stigmas with Beyond the Stats
To combat the stigmas facing formerly incarcerated people at the University of California Davis, two students established the Beyond the Stats program … [Read more...]
SQ parolee serves up more than just coffee in Antioch
Coffee entrepreneur John Krause can relate to the slim employment prospects most ex-cons face upon parole. As a former San Quentin inmate himself, … [Read more...]