San Quentin Rehabilitation Center has a long history as one of the state's toughest correctional facilities. But, on Friday, ...

MARIN COUNTY — Tucked in the back corner of San Quentin State Prison’s sprawling campus here sits a dilapidated warehouse, a humdrum building that’s fallen into disrepair since the days it ...

San Quentin state prison, established in 1852, is the launching site for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to revamp prison culture with a greater focus on recovery and rehabilitation. (Robert ...

Prison staff responded to an alarm at 3:30 p.m. and went to a cell at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, where they found 70-year-old Mark Squires unresponsive and called for medical ...

California is reenvisioning prison life, starting with San Quentin, the state's oldest and most notorious prison. Step one is changing the relationship between incarcerated people and their guards.

Incarcerated men at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center pet a service dog in training at the prison in San Quentin, Calif., Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ...

Just five years ago, the prison team rattled off 33 straight wins and finished 38-2 as the “greatest incarcerated team ever." One player, Austin Thurman, went on to land a professional contract.

SAN QUENTIN — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs.