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Youth offenders sit with SFDA to discuss juvenile-to-prison pipeline

June 2, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

Members of the Youth Offender Program at San Quentin met with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and other members of her office to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco District Attorney, SFDA, Youth Offender Program

Residents step up to facilitate successful reentry

May 8, 2025 by Michael Callahan

Volunteers exchanging views on the self-help programs offered at SQ

A year and a half ago, San Quentin residents were told that a rehabilitation and re-entry team, a supported pathway, and a comprehensive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Read, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Incarcerated Persons Advisory Council, Offender/Mentor Corrections Program, Peer Support Specialists Program, The People In Blue, Youth Offender Program

Historic change provides opportunity for youth offender mentors and mentees

February 2, 2025 by Eric Allen

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation took a progressive step to make fire camp more accessible to participants in the Youth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Growlersburg Conservation Camp, Youth Offender Program

Youth Offender Program recognizes 43 resident mentors

January 6, 2025 by Larry Ali Deminter

The Youth Offender Program’s Inside Peer Mentor Training Program closed its fourth and final cohort after graduating 43 residents. The program aims … [Read more...]

Filed Under: YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Every Student Succeeds Act, Inside Peer Mentor Training Program, Peer Mentors, YOP, Youth Offender Program

YOP kickball pits mentors against mentees

December 23, 2024 by Marcus Casillas

San Quentin kicked off its first Youth Offender Program resident kickball game on the Lower Yards’ “Field of Dreams.” The event was an effort put … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Youth Offender Program

San Quentin’s YOP provides peer mentors for residents

September 18, 2024 by Larry Ali Deminter

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center saw the first official gathering of its Youth Offender Program with the groups mentees and resident Peer Mentors on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rehabilitation Corner, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Peer Mentors, Youth Offender Program

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