San Quentin Rehabilitation Center hosted a Special Olympics fundraising event that included a day of sports with a goal of promoting rehabilitation, … [Read more...]
SQ hosts celebration of Native American culture and traditions
San Quentin’s incarcerated Native Americans gathered with family and guests to celebrate the riches of their culture in a traditional … [Read more...]
Program provides safe space to discuss shame and trauma
A new 26-week self-help program has been established at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, designed to help those convicted of a sex offense to … [Read more...]
Healing circle highlights reconciliation and accountability
A Day of Healing was celebrated at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Lower Yard in April. The day is part of Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and for the … [Read more...]
14 years after ‘Realignment’ of prison population
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...]
New rehabilitation center construction progresses quickly
The reality of San Quentin officially becoming a rehabilitation center has been unfolding before the eyes of prisoners, staff, volunteers, and … [Read more...]
Meet San Quentin’s new warden: Chance Andes
Twenty-one years of service included a term with ISU and at Soledad Warden Chance Andes’ first year at San Quentin showed all stakeholders — … [Read more...]
CDCR reevaluates policy on drug discoveries and contraband
A federal grand jury indictment from Oct. 31, 2024, said a K-9 officer had planted drugs, phones, and knives around San Quentin Rehabilitation Center … [Read more...]
Executive order clears homeless encampments but raise concerns
The Supreme Court ruling for City of Grants v. Johnson, which targets houseless people, will have a direct impact on some being paroled from prisons … [Read more...]
San Quentin Incarcerated Veterans Share ‘Proud, Poignant, and Painful Episodes’ during War Horse Writing Seminar
In a peaceful setting inside the chapel at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, 18 members from Veterans Group San Quentin who served in the Army, Navy, … [Read more...]