As a member of the Veterans Group at San Quentin, we’re allowed to wear distinctive royal blue hats emblazoned with its ...

formerly San Quentin State Prison. California is among the states with an independent oversight office that monitors state correctional facilities. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Rampant ...

A coworker approached me and said my supervisor — San Quentin’s public ... including potential escape attempts or the introduction of illegal contraband into the prison. That was not true.

Around a table at San Quentin Prison one morning last week met Frank C. Sykes of San Francisco; Joseph H. Stephens, Sacramento banker; Warren Atherton, Stockton lawyer. They were members of ...

Mendoza speaks with Insider about rivalry with the Mexican Mafia and Aryan Brotherhood, corrupt prison guards, attacks, and uprisings. He offers his opinions on San Quentin reform and rehabilitation.

A lifelong escape artist, Forrest Tucker, ends up in San Quentin prison. Despite his advanced age, he manages to engineer one of the most audacious prison breaks of all time.

formerly San Quentin State Prison. California is among the states with an independent oversight office that monitors state correctional facilities. (Justin Sullivan | Getty Images) Rampant sexual ...