California lawmakers are advocating to cut billions from state expenditures as spending remains high despite the closing of correctional … [Read more...]
School-to-prison pipeline persists
The failures of education continue to be a contributing factor to mass incarceration, with solutions still being sought. “If we don’t focus … [Read more...]
Bonafide and California Reentry Program join forces
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s California Reentry Program merged with the nonprofit organization Bonafide and are now building lives … [Read more...]
Public defender role outsourced
24 California counties have no Office of the Public Defender Everyone has a right to the effective assistance of counsel. If a person cannot … [Read more...]
College offers liberal arts degree for incarcerated
Traditionally and historically, incarcerated persons pursued training for vocations in the trades, and more recently in technology fields like coding, … [Read more...]
Clarifying Cinco de Mayo
Against the odds, San Quentin residents celebrated the 164th anniversary of the Battle of Puebla on May 5. Hundreds came together to build community … [Read more...]
Writer, composer addresses trauma through creativity
Sometimes creativity can come from unlikely sources. San Quentin resident Kevin Moore chooses to turn his trauma and life lessons into children’s … [Read more...]
Seven-to-forever sentencing, part 1
Elderly Lifers A succession of state actions produced elderly Lifers who are tethered to a law that changed 49 years ago. How and why many of these … [Read more...]
Residents commit to pursuing higher education
Robert E. Burton Adult School held a commencement ceremony at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on July 31, 2026. 78 residents were honored for their … [Read more...]
San Quentin News hosts education forum to find solutions to end intergenerational incarceration
SQNews hosted a teachers’ symposium that took place in the Garden Chapel on July 22. Approximately 75 persons came together to talk about their … [Read more...]
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