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Turning San Quentin into Norway isn’t the worst idea
The hulking facility overlooking San Francisco Bay in Marin County is the oldest correctional facility in California, dating ...
‘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 ...
San Quentin getting another transformation to further focus on rehabilitation
But here's the most important number: 2026. In January of the new year, San Quentin will officially stop being a prison and ...
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San Quentin Revamp / SFUSD Superintendent Maria Su / BART Speedrunning
State of the Bay discusses plans to turn San Quentin into Scandinavian-style rehab center, sits down with SFUSD ...
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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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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 ...
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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
The San Quentin State Prison, branded the Golden State's 'most notorious prison' by Governor Gavin Newsom, is undergoing sweeping changes to bring 'the nation's most innovative rehabilitation ...