San Quentin State Prison Archives

San Quentin State Prison

New from Solitary Watch: • Yesterday, Solitary Watch announced grants available to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated journalists to report on solitary confinement and other harsh and inhumane prison conditions from the inside out. The Ridgeway Reporting Project honors the legacy of the late investigative journalist and Solitary Watch founder James Ridgeway. The deadline for submissions is […]

Seven Days in Solitary

San Quentin State Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/22]

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic [Update]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/21]

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic

At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness

The View from Badger Yard: Surviving in San Quentin with COVID-19

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Voices from Solitary: Fighting the Coronavirus in Prison with Transfers, Isolation, Threats, and Game Boys

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

At San Quentin, a Desperate Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions in a COVID-19 Isolation Unit

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

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

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

In San Quentin, Getting the Flu Can Land You in Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]