These women woke up in a prison cell today. You helped make sure the world heard them anyway.
Paris wrote about food and dignity from inside a cell.
Julia found her father's voice again through sobriety.
Alexis has been inside 14 years and still shows dignity to people who do not always return it.
Da'Shae crafted a recipe that made us smile.
Michele sat across from the man who killed her husband and came out the other side.

These are not statistics. These are women. And because of donors like you, their stories are now traveling across 80,000+ screens around the world.

This work is powered by people like you. Every dollar you give goes directly to storytelling, not overhead. Here is exactly what your gift does:

$50 — Funds one prison interview
$100 — Funds a month of storytelling inside prison
$250 — Trains an intern to share stories from inside
$500 — Brings 5 incarcerated voices to the world

The next Paris is writing right now. So is the next Julia. The next Alexis is still here, still growing, still asking to be seen as more than one moment.

That is what Humans of San Quentin does. We go inside. We listen. We share stories that change how people see incarceration. Your donation makes this possible today.

Since 2020, we have conducted over 3,000 interviews inside prisons across the country. Each story is edited, published, and shared with a growing community of over 80,000 readers.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every dollar goes directly to storytelling.

Change starts with a story. You make this possible.

Diane, our Inside Team, and our interns and volunteers.

Prefer to give by check? We welcome that too.

Mail to:

Humans of San Quentin,

P.O. Box 417

San Quentin, CA 94964

EIN 85-2636174

Your gift is tax-deductible.

"I started reading one story and couldn't stop. I donated that same night." Sarah K., educator

Change how the world sees incarceration, one story at a time.

This women's edition exists because someone trusted us enough to say our name out loud.