The reality of San Quentin officially becoming a rehabilitation center has been unfolding before the eyes of prisoners, staff, volunteers, and … [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...]
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...]
Inmate Disability Assistance Program work stretches beyond simple service
They might cruise around in pale yellow jackets, dashing from the residence buildings to the dining halls, the hospital, the chapels, the gym, to … [Read more...]
Archbishop Cordileone officiates Mass, confirmation
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation and First Communion with three parishioners who graduated from a three-month … [Read more...]
In memoriam: Jeffrey Douglas
San Quentin staff and residents shared fond memories The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center has lost a beloved and longtime member of the … [Read more...]
‘Blue and Blue’ law enforcement forum series, working toward understanding
In painting, mixing blue and blue colors just would create more of the same, but at San Quentin, mixing officers in blue and residents in blue created … [Read more...]