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2025 Media & Events

Stronger Than Steel Bars: Stories from behind prison walls

By Espy Cubillos

Inside San Quentin: The Transformative Power of Education and Rehabilitation

By Sydney Grundland Lanuza

Living Ageless & Bold Podcast

By Christina Davis and Diane Kahn

Founding Member and Executive Director of Humans of San Quentin

By Joe Dimino & Diane Kahn

Inmates, Redemption & Second Chances: Stories You’ve Never Heard

By Chris Champion & Diane Kahn

Faces From Inside: A Humans Of San Quentin Documentary

By Grayson Rothbart, Taelon Ozkay, and Diane Kahn

Diane Kahn on Experience By Design

By Gary David & Diane Kahn

Diane Kahn on the Daily Helping Podcast: The Humanity Behind Bars

By Dr. Richard Shuster & Diane Kahn

Diane Kahn on The Story Samurai Show

By Ari Block & Diane Kahn

Diane Kahn on John O’Leary Live Inspired Podcast

By John O’Leary & Diane Kahn

A Beacon in the Dark: Inside San Quentin’s First-Ever Transgender Visibility Night

By David Greenwald

San Rafael Public Library

30th September 2025

Crime Con

5th September 2025

San Rafael Civic Center Farmers Market

8th August 2025

Mule Creek State Prison visit

22nd July 2025

Launch of the Stamp Fund Campaign

13th July 2025

NYS Conference

6th June 2025

Beyond The Bars Conference

3rd June 2025

Pickleball Fundraiser

18th  May 2025

Los Gatos High School talk with Joe

23rd April 2025

Transgender Visibility Day

1st April 2025

Conference on Democracy at Marin Academy

27th March 2025

Resource Fair inside San Quentin

13th March 2025

2024 Media

Incarcerated Californians can’t vote. A prison held an election anyway

By Juan Moreno Haines and Sam Levin

Contra Costa’s ‘Irish Mafia’ co-founder returns to court with a confession, new attitude and chance for parole

By Nate Gartrell – October

I Became My Own Version of My Father.

By Juan Haines –  August

Resident paroles after serving the prison community

By Michael Callahan –  July

Humans of San Quentin holds recognition ceremony

By Michael Callahan –  June

North Block residents start in-block self-help groups

By Jerry Maleek Gearin – May

Humans

By Emerson Swift – January

2023 Media

Local News Matters – Bay Area News Article

By Francine Brevetti – December

North South Criminology Conference

By Diane Kahn and Dwayne Antojado – June

One of SQ’s newest artists honors lives lost to COVID

By Edwin Chavez – May

Stockholm Criminology Symposium

By Diane Kahn, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), Ali Reunanen, and Dwayne Antojado – June

Newsom: Major Changes Ahead For San Quentin

By Juan Haines – April

Belvedere woman gives a voice to incarcerated people through Humans of San Quentin

By Colleen Bidwill – March

Solano caricature artist Ray Williams pays homage to SQ’s prison journalists

By Edwin Chavez – March

Meant For It Podcast featuring Diane Kahn

Hosted by Polina Rubin and Amber Greene – February

Challenging the “Social Death” of Incarcerated People Through Storytelling and Advocacy

By Dwayne Antojado, Marietta Martinovic, Diane Kahn and Tarmi Vard – January

Humans of San Quentin: Humanising the incarcerated through social media advocacy

By Dwayne Antojado, Marietta Martinovic and Diane Kahn – January

2022 Media

Belvedere woman helps share stories from inside San Quentin

By Hannah Weikel – December

Breaking barriers behind bars

By Emily Block and Erica Block – October

Reform Strategy: Utilising Lived Experience (video)

By The Howard League for Penal Reform – September

Graduation Day

By Michael Wilson Moore – August

Q&A with Diane Kahn, co-founder of HoSQ

By Marcus Henderson – July

In Prison, the Work of Journalism is Challenging but Essential

By Juan Moreno Haines – July

Through photos and stories, Humans of San Quentin shares truths of the incarcerated

By Rahsaan Thomas – May

The March of Memories

By Edwin Chavez – April

Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release

By Rodney Baylis – April

We Pleaded for Social Distancing in San Quentin. The State Refused, and Now COVID is Raging

By Juan Moreno Haines – January

Prisoner Uses Life Experience to Teach Young Men

By Kevin Sawyer – January

2021 Media

Humanizing the Survivors of SQ’s COVID Outbreak

By Steve Brooks – October

In San Quentin, COVID-19 Prevention is No Match for Crowded and Poorly Ventilated Housing

By Juan Moreno Haines – October

In Case of Darkness, or What to do With Incarcerated People

By Juan Moreno Haines – June

Writing for Justice Fellowship

Our very own Juan Moreno Haines has been selected for this fellowship. Stay tuned for updated writings.

To Act Like a Democracy

By Juan Moreno Haines – May

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

Even in a Pandemic, San Quentin Must Restore Rehabilitation Programs

By Marcus Blevins – December

Struggling to Survive at San Quentin: “We Are Dying in Here”

By Juan Moreno Haines – August

California Could Cut its Prison Population in Half and Free 50,000 People. Amid Pandemic, Will the State Act?

By Jason Fagone – August

Getting Out During a Pandemic

By Eddie Herena – July

At San Quentin, Overcrowding Laid the Groundwork for an Explosive COVID-19 Outbreak

By Juan Moreno Haines – July

Black Lives Matter in Martinez

By Eddie Herena – July

“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

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

A Second Chance for Inmates in San Quentin

By Sara Rinaldi – June

Completing the Circle: Restorative Justice at San Quentin

By Eislyn Snyder and Audrey Hettleman – April

Adeline

By Eddie Herena – April

A Plea to Governor Newsom: Don’t Abandon Elderly Incarcerated People to Die from COVID-19

By James King – March

In San Quentin Prison, Getting the Flu can Land you in Solitary Confinement

By Juan Moreno Haines – February

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