Last spring, Governor Newsom, alongside lawmakers, survivors of crime and victim advocates, and civil rights leaders, announced that San Quentin State Prison — the oldest and most notorious prison in ...

How to Survive shares six survival tricks learned inside San Quentin prison and how they apply to extreme situations. They offer practical advice on staying safe in confined, high-risk environments.

SAN FRANCISCO – A former state correctional officer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in connection with a ...

Three forthcoming education and vocational training buildings by SHL and DLR Group stand to add new amenities at San Quentin, ...

At a recent symposium at San Quentin prison, a group of district attorneys from across California met with inmates to talk about the state's model of prison reform.

Avelino Ramirez sought to get credit for appearing to discover illegal items such as drugs and cellphones, authorities said.

Ramirez worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a Investigave Services Unit K-9 officer at San Quentin State Prison from 2013 to 2022 and was later promoted to K ...

California proposal would move some inmates into single-occupancy cells 03:21. In a unique alliance, prisoners at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and California district attorneys are ...

Enrique Sandoval, Daniel Arciniega and Eleazar Alicantar learn English language skills in class at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday. In March 2023, Gov. Newsom announced a plan to transform ...

Avelino Ramirez, a 52-year-old Vallejo resident, confessed to planting drugs, weapons, and other illicit items in San Quentin ...

Death penalty cases are increasingly rare in the Bay Area, especially after Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a moratorium on executions in 2019 and moved to dismantle San Quentin prison’s death row.