In the News
2023 Media
Local News Matters - Bay Area News Article
By Francine Brevetti, Bay City News Foundation – December
Stockholm Criminology Symposium
By Diane Kahn, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), Ali Reunanen, and Dwayne Antojado – June
Solano caricature artist Ray Williams pays homage to SQ's prison journalists
By Edwin Chavez – March
North South Criminology Conference
By Diane Kahn and Dwayne Antojado – June
Belvedere woman gives a voice to incarcerated people through Humans of San Quentin
By Colleen Bidwil – March
Meant For It Podcast featuring Diane Kahn
Hosted by Polina Rubin and Amber Greene – February
One of SQ's newest artists honors lives lost to COVID
By Edwin Chavez – May
Humans of San Quentin: Humanising the incarcerated through social media advocacy
By Dwayne Antojado, Marietta Martinovic and Diane Kahn – January
Challenging the "Social Death" of Incarcerated People Through Storytelling and Advocacy
By Dwayne Antojado, Marietta Martinovic, Diane Kahn and Tarmi Vard – January
2022 Media
Belvedere woman helps share stories from inside San Quentin
By Hannah Weikel – December
Graduation Day
By Michael Wilson Moore – August
Through photos and stories, Humans of San Quentin shares truths of the incarcerated
By Rahsaan Thomas – May
We Pleaded for Social Distancing in San Quentin. The State Refused, and Now COVID is Raging
By Juan Moreno Haines – January
Breaking barriers behind bars
By Emily Block and Erica Block – October
Q&A with Diane Kahn, co-founder of HoSQ
By Marcus Henderson – July
The March of Memories
By Edwin Chavez – April
Prisoner Uses Life Experience to Teach Young Men
By Kevin Sawyer – January
Reform Strategy: Utilising Lived Experience (video)
By The Howard League for Penal Reform – September
In Prison, the Work of Journalism is Challenging but Essential
By Juan Moreno Haines – July
Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release
By Rodney Baylis – April
2021 Media
Humanizing the Survivors of SQ's COVID Outbreak
By Steve Brooks – October
Writing for Justice Fellowship
Our very own Juan Moreno Haines has been selected for this fellowship. Stay tuned for updated writings.
In San Quentin, COVID-19 Prevention is No Match for Crowded and Poorly Ventilated Housing
By Juan Moreno Haines – October
To Act Like a Democracy
By Juan Moreno Haines – May
In Case of Darkness, or What to do With Incarcerated People
By Juan Moreno Haines – June
Humans of San Quentin Shining a Light In Prison Cells by Sharing Stories from the Inside
Press Release – January
2020 Media
Humans of San Quentin: Real Life Stories Behind Bars
By Leslie Hendricks – December
California Could Cut its Prison Population in Half and Free 50,000 People. Amid Pandemic, Will the State Act?
By Jason Fagone – August
Black Lives Matter in Martinez
By Eddie Herena – July
A Second Chance for Inmates in San Quentin
By Sara Rinaldi – June
A Plea to Governor Newsom: Don't Abandon Elderly Incarcerated People to Die from COVID-19
By James King – March
Even in a Pandemic, San Quentin Must Restore Rehabilitation Programs
By Marcus Blevins – December
Getting Out During a Pandemic
By Eddie Herena – July
"Man Down:" Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis
By Juan Moreno Haines – July
Completing the Circle: Restorative Justice at San Quentin
By Eislyn Snyder and Audrey Hettleman – April
In San Quentin Prison, Getting the Flu can Land you in Solitary Confinement
By Juan Moreno Haines – February
Struggling to Survive at San Quentin: "We Are Dying in Here"
By Juan Moreno Haines – August
At San Quentin, Overcrowding Laid the Groundwork for an Explosive COVID-19 Outbreak
By Juan Moreno Haines – July
In the Middle of a Pandemic, Prisoners at San Quentin are Punished for Being Sick
By Juan Moreno Haines – June
Adeline
By Eddie Herena – April