TEDx SanQuentin

11/17/2025

TEDxSanQuentin is part of an event series run by for Justice inside prisons across the U.S., utilizing the global TEDx platform to bridge the divide between people on both sides of prison walls.

We will be posting all future updates on for Justice's main page; follow us here to stay in the know about all of our events – at San Quentin, and beyond: https://www.facebook.com/proximityforjustice

Proximity for Justice brings TEDx events into maximum-security prisons, using the power of storytelling to bridge the gap between incarcerated people and those with the power to change systems and narratives.

03/06/2017

Third talk is live! The power of believing in someone....

An uncle's faith propelled Darnell Washington to college despite growing up in a gang environment. Hear how in prison Darnell uses positive belief and the po...

03/04/2017

03/04/2017

Our second TEDxSanQuentin video is up. Speaker just released after 22 years! Please take a look, share widely, and wish Sam Johnson a smooth re-entry to society!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZSc5UC_ZS0

After turning 6, a little girl visits her dad in prison and changes his life. After being incarcerated for 22 years, Sam W. Johnson, Sr., was released from S...

11/11/2016

And here is the first TEDxSanQuentin talk by an incarcerated veteran https://youtu.be/IfG7WV-bN6Y

America would never send a soldier to fight without basic training. Yet we have sent thousands of vets home unprepared to handle the devastating mental damag...

11/11/2016

In honor of Veterans Day, we are about to release the first of the amazing videos from TEDxSanQuentin. Stay tuned...