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San Quentin Rehabilitation Center has a long history as one of the state's toughest correctional facilities. But, on Friday, ...
An incarcerated person at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center died Tuesday in a case authorities are investigating as a homicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and ...
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 ...
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - A 70-year-old man incarcerated at San Quentin died this week in what prison officials are calling a homicide. Mark Squires died Tuesday at about 4 p.m., according to the ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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) ...