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‘I want to be remembered.’ Death row inmate puts San Quentin journals, art up for sale at $80,000
The collection up for sale includes journals and cookbooks that inmate Albert Jones has written from death row. The ...
With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs
There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came ...
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California on track to open revamped San Quentin rehabilitation facility
A sweeping transformation is taking place at California's oldest prison as state leaders work towards revamping the facility ...
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California Spending Big To Turn Notorious Prison Into Cushy ‘Rehab Center’ With Grocery Store, Podcast Studio
California officials are moving forward with a costly multi-hundred million dollar renovation to the San Quentin State Prison ...
San Quentin getting another transformation to further focus on rehabilitation
Shortly after he took office in 2018, Governor Gavin Newsom set out to change the state's penal system, beginning at San ...
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Ex-Contra Costa sheriff’s deputy to be released from prison in on-duty fatal shooting
SAN QUENTIN — The first officer convicted of a crime from an on-duty shooting in Contra Costa County is set to be released ...
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Cain Velasquez Could Be Eligible For Early Release From Prison
Cain Velasquez’s path to parole could come sooner than expected, with a potential release by March 2026 after time served ...
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California to spend $240m of taxpayer cash on prison rehab center with outrageously glitzy amenities
California plans to spend around $240 million of taxpayer money on a new prison rehab center that comes with lavish amenities, including a farmers market, grocery store and podcast studio for inmates.