Visiting San Quentin, California’s oldest prison once home to a gas chamber used to execute inmates on the nation’s largest death row, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday touted a plan to overhaul the ...

Located inside of San Quentin's gates, the museum showcases exhibits spanning from the prison's founding in 1852 through the 1940s. Today, curator Jeff Craemer manages the museum which is open to ...

California officials confirm that a "potential gastrointestinal illness" has struck at San Quentin. Four prisoners told BI that last Wednesday's boiled chicken was to blame. A July 4th weekend ...

San Quentin State Prison will be transformed into a different kind of rehabilitation facility and on Wednesday, the governor’s lead advisor met with the warden, and inmates, ...

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.

Lawmakers and activists initially balked at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to use $380 million to build a “rehabilitation campus” at San Quentin, California’s oldest state prison. The proposal ...

The San Quentin Film Festival, which in October became the world’s first-ever film festival inside of a prison, is returning for a second year. The festival was founded by Rahsaan “New York ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week will announce plans to remake San Quentin, one of the state’s most storied prisons, using a Scandinavian prison model that emphasizes rehabilitation. March 16, 2023 ...