Fuck. My first day in prison, and I get jumped. How did I get here? It was my first day at San Quentin but it wasn’t my first day in prison. That had happened years ago, when I was just four ...

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.

The state’s plans to turn San Quentin prison into a model rehabilitation center means moving death row inmates to other high-security prisons. Many have already been moved out of the bayfront ...

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 ...

San Quentin State Prison is one of North America's most notorious jails. It has held convicts like Charles Manson, and today it houses the largest death row population in the USA. It is here that ...