Resilience and mental toughness describe a dozen residents journeying to a higher education To celebrate the accomplishments of higher education … [Read more...]
Bus delay affords Get on the Bus participants wholesome breakfast with loved ones
For many residents at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, the annual visiting event organized by Get on the Bus once again came through to deliver, … [Read more...]
Veteran’s hold annual Armed Services banquet
The Veterans Group of San Quentin hosted its annual Armed Services Banquet at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s Garden Chapel May 30. More than … [Read more...]
Annual alumni game is a hit as home team smashes
Former San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s baseball players played their annual alumni game against the SQ Giants at the Field of Dreams. Resident … [Read more...]
Unity and teamwork through competitive sports
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...]