News & 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

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

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

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

North Block residents start in-block self-help groups

By Jerry Maleek Gearin – May

Humans

By Emerson Swift – January

Local News Matters – Bay Area News Article

By Francine Brevetti – December

North South Criminology Conference

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

By Edwin Chavez – May

Stockholm Criminology Symposium

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

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

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)

Graduation Day

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

In Prison, the Work of Journalism is Challenging but Essential

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

The March of Memories

Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release

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

Prisoner Uses Life Experience to Teach Young Men

Humanizing the Survivors of SQ’s COVID Outbreak

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

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

Writing for Justice Fellowship

To Act Like a Democracy

Humans of San Quentin Shining a Light In Prison Cells by Sharing Stories from the Inside

Humans of San Quentin: Real Life Stories Behind Bars

Even in a Pandemic, San Quentin Must Restore Rehabilitation Programs

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

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

Getting Out During a Pandemic

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

Black Lives Matter in Martinez

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

In the Middle of a Pandemic, Prisoners at San Quentin are Punished for Being Sick

A Second Chance for Inmates in San Quentin

Completing the Circle: Restorative Justice at San Quentin

Adeline

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

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