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Who We Are |
Friends of San Quentin News is a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit organization that seeks to humanize those stigmatized by incarceration and to empower them to build and run their own media platforms so that their true voices are heard. Society and the media are dominated by negative portrayals of the incarcerated. We seek to counter the prevailing narrative by elevating the stories of this marginalized community engaged in its collective rehabilitation and professional achievement, which reduces recidivism and promotes public safety. By faithfully documenting their successes, challenges, and struggles for fairness within the confines of incarceration, policymakers and the public can see the incarcerated in a new light that inspires hope in the opportunity for redemption and restoration.
* FoSQN is fiscally sponsored by Social Good Fund |
Program Highlights
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San Quentin NewsSQNews reports on rehabilitative efforts to increase public safety and achieve social justice. SQNews is the world’s premier incarcerated-run journalistic news platform and helped establish San Quentin State Prison’s reputation and influence as a leading light within the criminal justice system on rehabilitative programs.
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Prison Media Center in a BoxFoSQN is expanding the transformative power of SQNews beyond the walls of San Quentin, including documenting a playbook for creating incarcerated-run media centers in prisons outside of California.
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Forward This ProductionsForward This Productions is focused on transforming prison culture and changing the narrative society has of the incarcerated. It provides new economic opportunities for impacted communities by teaching film industry skills and allowing the incarcerated to share their stories through film and digital video.
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