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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. -- Authorities say at least four men were hospitalized after a riot at San Quentin State Prison that involved nearly 200 inmates. Prison spokesman Lt. Samuel Robinson says in a ...
San Francisco-- At least four San Quentin State Prison inmates were seriously injured Thursday during a riot in an exercise yard that serves the institution's newest arrivals, a prison spokesman said.
SAN QUENTIN - Nearly 200 inmates at San Quentin State Prison rioted in the dining hall, leaving four men injured with stab or slash wounds. Three of the inmates injured in the Sunday night ...
San Quentin State prison could soon be transformed. An advisory council was tasked with coming up with ideas to change California's oldest prison into a rehabilitation space. 24/7 Live San ...
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, about plans to ...
A correctional officer walks up a main entryway at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on July 26, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious and expensive plans for a ...
When I was a boy, I spent some time inside San Quentin State Prison and got to know a few of the inmates there. The San Rafael Little League played its games in that prison and a group of inmates ...
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (KGO) -- The goal is to transform San Quentin from a maximum security prison to a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation center. Governor Gavin Newsom's plan garnered enough legislative ...
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.