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2022 MEDIA by SQNews reporters

• ​​Tying water access to labor in overcrowded prisons is wrong by Steve Brooks in CalMatters June 28, 2022
• Op-Ed: We pleaded for social distancing here in San Quentin. The state refused, and now COVID is raging by Juan Hanes in the Los Angeles Times January 28, 2022 
• Essay: San Quentin 1000 Mile Club An Escape From Feeling The Heavy Weight of Hate in Sports Illustrated by Steve Brookes May 21, 2022
• Governor’s decision gives ‘Ear Hustle’ host a chance at freedom by Rahsaan "New York" Thomas, Co-Host and Co-Producer ("Ear Hustle" Podcast) | May 11, 2022
• I Organized My First Art Show From Behind Bars. Here’s How Incarcerated Curators Can Help Us See the World Differently in Artnet News by Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, April 27, 2022
• Empathy for the Incarcerated Makes Us Safer: A criminal justice system without empathy amounts to dumping societal problems behind prison walls in Progressive.org by Rahsaan “New York” Thomas April 7, 2022
• Opinion – Corrections Departments Must Establish A Pathway To Rehabilitation in LACriminal Justice Journalism in the Public Interest by Steve Brooks April 22, 2022
• Commentary: Is San Quentin Forecasting Massive Quarantines? in Davis Vanguard by Kevin Sawyer January 6, 2022
• Two years after a deadly COVID outbreak and not one lesson learned” in Sacramento Bee by Steve Brooks June 8, 2022
• Honoring Those Who Died from COVID — Prison Journalism Project  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project , January 13, 2022
• An Open Letter to a First Timer, by MARCUS "WALI" HENDERSON, Prison Journalism Project, May 12, 2022
• Pen Pals: We Make Eight Cents an Hour, Prison Journalism Project by MARCUS "WALI" HENDERSON, January 4, 2022
• News: Markelle the Gazelle Breaks Marathon Barriers Again, Prison Journalism Project by Joshua Strange, February 16, 2022

• Folsom Women Join San Quentin News Journalism Guild, Prison Journalism Project, by Charles Crowe, March 14, 2022
• Corrections Departments Must Establish Rehabilitation Program — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, March 8, 2022
• ​Program Offers Incarcerated Artists a Platform for Self-Healing, Prison Journalism Project, by Edwin E. Chavez, March 11, 2022
• Pen Pals: When Life Throws You a Curveball and Denies You Parole, Prison Journalism Project, by Edwin E. Chavez, June 2, 2022
• Finding Peace at the Pit, Prison Journalism Project, Timothy Hicks, April 1, 2022
• Prison Yoga Project Goes International, Expands into Europe, Prison Journalism Project, by Timothy Hicks, May 19, 2022
• Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison, Prison Journalism Project, bySteve Brooks, January 25, 2022

• California Resentencing Guidelines Can Be Improved, Prison Journalism Project, by Kevin D. Sawyer, February 21,2022
• ​Empathy for the Incarcerated Makes Us Safer, The Progressive Magazine, RAHSAAN “NEW YORK” THOMAS, APRIL 7, 2022

2021 MEDIA by SQNews reporters

• Opinion  A San Quentin covid-19 survivor reflects and looks forward in the Washington Post by Joe Garcia September 9, 2021
• Why prisoners like me need internet access | MIT Technology Review  Joe Garcia MIT Technology Review, June 30, 2021
• I got COVID in San Quentin and watched as hundreds more were infected and 29 died. Here's our story, San Francisco Chronicle, Juan Moreno Haines, October 9, 2021
•  'All I need is a pen, paper and the First Amendment' - Columbia Journalism Review, by Kevin D. Sawyer, April 5, 2021
• A Father and Son’s Game of Catch Before, During and After Prison in Prison Journalism Project by Wayne Boatwright December 26, 2021​​
• IN SAN QUENTIN, COVID-19 PREVENTION NO MATCH FOR CROWDED AND POORLY VENTILATED HOUSING in Shadowproof by Juan Hanes October 27, 2021
• In Case of Darkness or What to do With Incarcerated People in Science for the People Magazine by Juan Moreno Haines June 25, 2021
• Writing for Justice Fellowship 2021-2022 in PEN America  2021
• To Act Like a Democracy in UCLA Law Review by Juan Moreno Haines May 10, 2021
• Joe Garcia, Incarcerated Insights into Isolation, Street Spirit , April 26, 2020
• OPINION/OPEN FORUM I got COVID in San Quentin and watched as hundreds more were infected and 29 died. Here’s our story  in the San Francisco Chronicle by Juan Moreno Haines Oct. 9, 2021
• HOW NOT TO FIGHT A PRISON PANDEMIC - Faced with COVID-19, California’s Overcrowded Prisons Relied on Solitary and Transfers, Not Mass Decarceration. Incarcerated People Paid the Price in Solitary Watch by Juan Moreno Haines and Katie Rose Quandt December 8, 2021
• San Quentin Prisoners Speak on COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Davis Vanguard by Kevin Sawyer June 18, 2021
• Joe Garcia, Incarcerated Insights into Isolation, Street Spirit , April 26, 2020  

• The Hurdles of Reentry — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, Jesse Vasquez, February 22, 2021
• How I Convinced My Incarcerated Peers to Make Language a Priority | The Marshall Project, Marshall Project by Rahsaan Thomas  April 12, 2021
• All Eyes on the Election: Dispatch From San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project Christopher Etienne and Joe Garcia   Prison Journalism Project November 3, 2020
• Breaking News: San Quentin Clearing Out Reception Center  Prison Journalism Project by Joe Garcia February 18, 2021
• Breaking News: San Quentin Residents Mingle for the First Time in Over a Year JOE GARCIA, Prison Journalism Project May 5, 2021
• Inside the Struggle to Depopulate San Quentin  Joe Garcia Prison Journalism Project  January 26, 2021
• Under Quarantine, Confined in Solitary — Prison Journalism Project  Joe Garcia Prison Journalism Project  November 8, 2021
• San Quentin Offers Pizza Party in a COVID-19 Settlement Deal — Prison Journalism Project   Joe Garcia Prison Journalism Project  August 17, 2021
• BREAKING NEWS: San Quentin Suffers New COVID-19 Outbreak, San Francisco Public Press, Joe Garcia, August 15, 2021

• The Power of Journalism  Joe Garcia Prison Journalism Project, October 15, 2021
• ​Part I: Death in the Midnight Hour Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, April 6, 2021

• Part II: COVID-19 Surrounds San Quentin Murder  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, April 6, 2021
• ​ Pride Superheroes  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, June 30, 2021
• SQ Prisoners Frustrated With Latest COVID-19 Outbreak  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, August 25, 2021

• Changing the Culture at Rikers Island  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, October 15, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccination: The Wait We Endure  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, February 15, 2021

• In Historic First, COVID-19 Hearing Live-Streamed Inside San Quentin  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, June 7, 2021
• Incarcerated Insights Into Isolation — Prison Journalism Project  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project,  June 7, 2021

• Q&A: San Quentin Chief Physician Discusses COVID Outbreak, Public Health  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, December 28, 2021
• ​What Am I? Where Am I From? Who Do I Run With? — Prison Journalism Project  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, July 25, 2021

• The Power of Journalism  Joe Garcia Prison Journalism Project October 15, 2021

• Communication Is Pivotal to Canceling Cancel Culture — Prison Journalism Project  by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, October 14, 2021
• I Miss Me — Prison Journalism Project by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, January 11, 2021
• My Humanity — Prison Journalism Project  by Marcus "Wali" Henderson,  April 13, 2021
• Parenting From Prison Prison Journalism Project by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, April 26, 2021

• Time for Everyone to “Do the Right Thing”  Prison Journalism Project, by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, June 22, 2021
• Damn-ocracy   Prison Journalism Project, by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, January 13, 2021
• A Blessing and a Curse: Choosing to Return to Prison, Prison Journalism Project, by Jonathan Chiu, December 9, 2021

• Fighting My Demons Inside and Now Outside, Prison Journalism Project, by Jonathan Chiu, January 18, 2021
• CBSN Series, Prison Journalism Project, May-December 2021

• Grandparenting From Prison, Prison Journalism Project, by Charles Crowe, May 5, 2021
• Rehabilitation Through Tennis, Prison Journalism Project, by Timothy Hicks, October 11, 2021

• Pen Pals: A Routine Day in Prison, Prison Journalism Project, by Edwin E. Chavez, May 24, 2021
• Healing From Hurt: Reflections on Recovering From Childhood Trauma, Prison Journalism Project, by Edwin E. Chavez, September 16, 2021
• Initial Reactions to the Chauvin Verdict From California Prisons, Prison Journalism Project, by Various, April 27,  2021
•  PART II: Reaction to Chauvin's Sentence From Prisons Across the US, Prison Journalism Project, by Various, July 2,  2021
• COVID-19 and the Deaf Community at San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project, by Timothy Hicks, October 8, 2021
•  Surviving the Pandemic — Prison Journalism Project, by Timothy Hicks, April 21, 2021
•  Separate But Equal, Prison Journalism Project, by Timothy Hicks, April 21, 2021
• Steve Brooks — Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, September 30, 2021
• Confessions of a Young Black Male — Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, January 21, 2021
•  The Benefits of Sports After COVID-19, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, October 7, 2021
•  Another Outbreak, Another Lockdown in San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, August 24, 2021
• When All Hell Broke Loose: The Year of Coronavirus at San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, August 17, 2021
• The “Inside Advantage" — Prison Journalism Project, by Kevin D. Sawyer, October 25, 2021
• My Fight to Protect Free Speech Behind the Wall, Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, January 8, 2021
• The Distance Created by Incarceration — Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, July 26, 2021
• CDCR Vaccinates Three-Quarters of the Incarcerated Population, Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, October 5, 2021
• Why Prisoners Don't Feel Patriotism, Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, July 5, 2021
• San Quentin's Mock Presidential Elections — Prison Journalism Project, by Kevin D. Sawyer, November 20, 2021
• Endurance — Prison Journalism Project, by Kevin D. Sawyer, March 4, 2021
• San Quentin Prisoners Speak Out on Vaccinations, Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, May 19, 2021
• My Small Resistance: Not Re-Taking the Basic Education Test, Prison Journalism Project,  by Kevin D. Sawyer, June 1, 2021
• George Jackson, 50 years later, San Francisco Bay View, by Kevin D. Sawyer, August 6, 2021
• Will COVID-19 vaccinations mean more prison overcrowding deaths?, High Country News, Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, April 15, 2021
•  Following deadly covid outbreak, inmates at San Quentin grapple with vaccinations, El Tecolote, Juan Moreno Haines and Kevin Deroi Sawyer, April 8, 2021
• Inside the COVID crisis at San Quentin - 48 hills, 48hills, Rahsaan Thomas, February 10, 2021
• At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness - Solitary Watch, Solitary Watch, Juan Moreno Haines, February 11, 2021​
• Waiting for the Vaccine at San Quentin, by Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, March 24, 2021​

2020 MEDIA by SQNews reporters

• Struggling to Survive at San Quentin: “We Are Dying in Here” in Solitary Watch by Juan Moreno Haines August 14, 2020
• Getting out During a Pandemic in the Prison Journalism Project by Eddie Herena July 20, 2020
• AT SAN QUENTIN, OVERCROWDING LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EXPLOSIVE COVID-19 OUTBREAK in The Appeal by Juan Moreno Haines July 21, 2020
• Black Lives Matter in Martinez in the Prison Journalism Project by Eddie Herena July 17, 2020
• “Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis in Solitary Watch by Juan Moreno Haines July 7, 2020
• IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, PRISONERS AT SAN QUENTIN ARE PUNISHED FOR BEING SICK in The Appeal by Juan Moreno Haines June 23, 2020
• Adeline in the Prison Journalism Project by Eddie Herena April 24, 2020
• In San Quentin Prison, getting the flu can land you in solitary confinement in The Appeal by Juan Haines February 20, 2020
• A Question of Violence, The Marshall Project, Rahsaan Thomas, December 18, 2020 
• Dispatch From San Quentin, Prison Journalism Project, by Christopher Etienne and Joe Garcia  October 7, 2020
• What Christmas Was Like Inside San Quentin by Joe Garcia, December 31, 2020  Prison Journalism Project
• Being a Prison Firefighter Taught Me to Save Lives | The Marshall Project By Rasheed Lockheart, 10.01.2020
• A Snapshot of Herd Immunity   Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project , Sept 27, 2020
• The Night Biden Won  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project , Nov 19, 2020
• Pride in Prison Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project , July 22, 2020
• The COVID Shuffle at San Quentin  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project , December 21, 2020
•  Layers Upon Layers of COVID-19 Truth — Prison Journalism Project  Joe Garcia, Prison Journalism Project, July 24, 2020
• On the Inside of an Outbreak: How COVID-19 Spread in San Quentin  in the San Francisco Public Press, 09.03.2020 | by STEVE BROOKS
• Stark Reality — Prison Journalism Project by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, August 18, 2020
• Pen Pals: Letter From Marcus to Miami Youth Academy Students — Prison Journalism Project, December 23, 2020
• Who Should Qualify for Early Release?  Prison Journalism Project, by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, November 4, 2020
• The Ghost of Christmas Past — Prison Journalism Project  Prison Journalism Project, by Marcus "Wali" Henderson, December 25, 2020
• Pen Pals: Letter from Heriberto to Miami Youth Academy Students — Prison Journalism Project December 22, 2020
• Pen Pals: A Typical Day in Prison Prison Journalism Project, by Heriberto Arrendondo, August 23, 2021
• The Incarcerated Mind Prison Journalism Project, by Jonathan Chiu, November 15, 2020
• A Year Ago Today — Prison Journalism Project by Jonathan Chiu, September 12, 2020
• My First Holiday Free, Alone and Away From My Prison Family, Prison Journalism Project, by Jonathan Chiu, December 24, 2020
• I Was Released Back Into Society a Better Person But to a F-ed Up World, Prison Journalism Project, by Jonathan Chiu, July 1, 2020
• Getting Out During a Pandemic,  Prison Journalism Project, by Eddie Herena, July 22, 2020

• Survivor's Guilt — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Voices of San Quentin, August 18, 2020
• My Biggest Fear, Prison Journalism Project, by Voices of San Quentin, August 19, 2020
• Asking for Mercy — Prison Journalism Project, by Voices of San Quentin, August 20, 2020
• Adeline — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Eddie Herena, April 24, 2020
• Black Lives Matter in Martinez — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Eddie Herena, July 17, 2020
• Liberty is Bleeding — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, October 18, 2020
• Right Side of History — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, July 3, 2020
• Revisiting the Hidden Heroes Forgotten Inside: A Survivor's Story, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, October 12, 2020
• The Hidden Heroes Forgotten Inside, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, May 12, 2020
• “Violent Criminals” Deserve Second Chances, Too, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, May 28, 2020
• Education Is Critical to Stopping Mass Incarceration, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, August 22, 2020
• I Can't Breathe: An Incarcerated Person's Perspective on the Killing of George Floyd, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, June 11, 2020
• How California Can Improve Support for Incarcerated Critical Workers — Prison Journalism Project, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, August 15, 2020
• Prisoners Brace for Second Wave of COVID-19 Horror, Prison Journalism Project, by Steve Brooks, July 30, 2020
• George Jackson to George Floyd, San Francisco Bay View, by Kevin D. Sawyer, December 2, 2020
• I've served 19 years in San Quentin prison and I just got diagnosed with COVID-19. Where is the justice?, Insider, Rahsaan Thomas Aug 5, 2020
• We can't vote in San Quentin prison. So we held a mock election, The Guardian, by Juan Moreno Haines and Kevin Deroi Sawyer, Wed 28 Oct 2020 
• The View from Badger Yard: Surviving in San Quentin with COVID-19, Solitary Watch, Juan Moreno Haines, November 25, 2020
• Testing Negative in San Quentin, Witness LA, Juan Moreno Haines, November 30, 2020
• Guest Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on the Inmates and Guards Inside San Quentin, Davis Vanguard, Kevin Sawyer,  December 24, 2020

2010-19 MEDIA by SQNews reporters

• Dad Deserved Better, by Joe Garcia, Mount Tamalpais College, February 6, 2019
• America’/s love affair with guns creates killers—I know, I’m one of them, by Joe Garcia ​Sacramento Bee, July 24, 2019
• ​A Lifer’s Retirement Plan, by Rahsaan Thomas, The Marshall Project, May 19, 2015
• How I Experience Female Contact in Prison, by Rahsaan Thomas, The Marshall Project, January 22, 2016.
• San Quentin Stories: I Ran a Marathon in Prison, Voice of Witness by Steve Brooks, January 15th, 2019
• Locked in Limbo, San Francisco Chronicle, Kevin D. Sawyer Aug. 18, 2019

• I Host a Popular Podcast.  I’m Also in Prison by Thomas, The Marshall Project, September 26, 2019

News about us:

2022 MEDIA about SQNews

• San Quentin newspaper carries on through pandemic in Marin Independent Journal May 12th 2022
• Why Prison Journalism Matters in JACOBIN magazine  by Olivia Heffernan April 29, 2022
• San Quentin, state prisons locked down amid COVID outbreak in the Mercury News  January 12, 2022 
• Behind the walls: The story of San Quentin News in Carlmont High School News by  Maya Campbell, Podcast Producer|January 29, 2022
• ​​Newsom grants clemency to San Quentin inmate, podcast host Rahsaan Thomas, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 14, 2022
• ​San Quentin prison's extraordinary volunteers get results, Inside CDCR, Terri Hardy, April 20, 2022
• California inmates study at 1st college based behind bars, The Independent, April 19, 2022
• San Quentin newspaper supporter lands $400K grant, Marin Independent Journal, February 25, 2022
• San Quentin Inmate Podcast Host Among California Clemencies, U.S. News and World Report, DON THOMPSON, January 22, 2022
• Rahsaan Thomas, the Ear Hustle host, on clemency and life after prison: ‘I want to tell our stories’ ,The Guardian, Sam Levin, January 26, 2022

2021 MEDIA about SQNews

• San Quentin prison newspaper carries on through pandemic in the Mercury News December 24, 2021
• CDCR and San Quentin News to Bring Groundbreaking Writer’s Guild Program to Folsom Women’s Facility By CDCR November 10, 2021
• Journalism at San Quentin - One of California’s most notorious prisons is inspiring change throughout the state by giving a platform to the incarcerated in SF Weekly by Lily Sinkovitz  April 21, 2021
• Long Time Editor of San Quentin Newspaper Savors Freedom After 23 Years in NBC Bay Area June 11, 2021
•  Race Is Still a Major Issue for Many Americans  Prison Journalism Project, by  Marcus "Wali" Henderson, November 5, 2021
• Lessons Learned From a Scoop Out of San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project by YUKARI KANE, September 20, 2021
• Crying in Prison, Prison Journalism Project,  Marcus "Wali" Henderson, May 11, 2021
• Pen Pals: How I Learned Responsibility — Prison Journalism Project,  Marcus "Wali" Henderson, March 26, 2021

• Penpals: A Typical Day at San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project   MARCUS "WALI" HENDERSON, April 9, 2021
• The Philanthropists Inside San Quentin — Prison Journalism Project,  Amanda Weitmnan, January 7, 2021
• Prison Journalism Writer Honored, Prison Journalism Project, February 3, 2021
• The Scoop on the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak Story — Prison Journalism Project, by Yukari Kane, September 1, 2021
• Journalism Behind Bars: An Interview with Yukari Kane - Harvard Political Review, September 5, 2021
• Inside Knowledge From the Inside: UC Berkeley Professor's Book Prison Truth, CBS San Francisco-SF-KPIX, Len Kiese, January 9, 2021
• Photo Timeline: San Quentin State Prison, Inside CDCR, Don Chaddock, December 7, 2021
• San Quentin News Starting Partnership With Folsom Women's Facility To Tell Incarcerated Stories, CBS San Francisco-SF-KPIX, Len Kiese, November 12, 2021
• Court permits Newsom to consider clemency for convicted murderer, now a prison journalist, Bob Egelco, San Francisco Chronicle, November 11. 2021
• Student Spotlight: Alex Ross on Friendship - Mount Tamalpais College, Mount Tamalpais College, Alex Ross, June 15, 2021
• Long Time Editor of San Quentin Newspaper Savors Freedom After 23 Years, NBC Bay Area, Joe Rosato, Jr., June 11, 2021
• From prison to the pros: Aaron 'Showtime' Taylor has his Warriors moment | abc7news.com, ABC Channel 7, Larry Beil and Casey Pratt, Saturday, April 17, 2021
• From calling basketball games in San Quentin to the NBA, Spectrum News 1, Catalina Villegas, April 10, 2021
• Curry, Ex-Con Guest Announcer Share Emotional Moment, NBC Sports, Alex Espinosa, April 10, 2021
• From San Quentin to Chase Center: the voice of Aaron ‘Showtime’ Taylor is just getting warm, The Athletic, Marcus Thompson II, April 9, 2021
• Incarcerated Writer At San Quentin Prison On Living Through Outbreak, Vaccines, CBS Bay Area, Joe Garcia, April 7, 2021      
• Incarcerated Men At San Quentin Trade Letter With Miami Youth Academy Through Prison Journalism Project, CBSN Bay Area, Michelle Griego, April 7, 2021
• Meet Us Quickly: Painting for Justice from Prison | Art & Object, Art & Object, Ilana Novick, January 8, 2021
• 'We Can Add Value to the World': San Quentin Prison Inmate Rahsaan Thomas on Why He's Curating Art Shows From Behind Bars, artnet news, Andrew Goldstein, January 12, 2021
• Inside stories, Columbia Journalism Review, Taylor Moore, April 5, 2021
• Painting for Prison Reform: Prison Renaissance program at San Quentin uses art to end cycles of incarceration, ABC7 San Francisco, Jason Beal, March 26, 2021

2020 MEDIA about SQNews

• San Quentin’s Breakthrough Prison Newsroom- A huge podcast hit and a revived newspaper mean that policymakers really have to listen by By Emily Nonko in Politico June 25, 2020 
•  San Quentin tells its own COVID story, by Jack Herrera, Columbia Journalism Review, August 28, 2020
• One Journalist Is Chronicling San Quentin's Huge COVID-19 Outbreak—While Locked Inside, Mother Jones, SAMANTHA MICHAELS, August 7, 2020
• San Quentin News Resumes Publication with Support from Formerly Incarcerated Staff | Business Wire, August 26, 2020 
• MoAD's newest exhibit, 'Meet Us Quickly,' highlights paintings by San Quentin inmates, S/F Arts Monthly, Zoé Samudzi, December 3, 2020
• Newspaper run by prisoners offers a new chance to convicts,  News Decoder, Elena Townsend-Lerdo, December 23, 2020
• Journalist Marcus Henderson covered the COVID-19 outbreak inside his own prison, Committee to Protect Journalists, Lucy Westcott, December 30, 2020
• Inside Prison Amid Coronavirus Pandemic: Incarcerated Journalist Says Millions Behind Bars at Risk | Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman, March 17, 2020

2010-19 MEDIA about SQNews

• Inmates’ Newspaper Covers a World Behind San Quentin’s Walls, New York Times, by Patricia Leigh Brown, May 20, 2014
• The San Quentin News seeks to humanize inmates, Columbia Journalism Review, by Jessica Pishko, October 28, 2014
• 'Prisons Need Newspapers': An Interview With Juan Haines, Managing Editor at San Quentin News - Pacific Standard, ALISSA GREENBERG, DEC 7, 2018