Signs of squalor are everywhere: inmates sleeping on floors, rotting food, piles of trash, inoperable toilets, broken pipes, ...

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

A former state corrections officer pleaded guilty to charges that he planted contraband at San Quentin prison and elsewhere. Avelino Ramirez, 52, of Vallejo orchestrated the scheme so he could appear ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that more than 1,000 inmates at San Quentin State Prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Transcending the grim realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adamu Chan's WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD paints a portrait of resilience and hope blossoming within San Quentin State Prison.

Built in 1852, San Quentin is California's oldest prison and the state's only facility for incarcerated males who have been sentenced to death. Since 1893, 422 people have been executed there ...

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San Quentin State Prison in California has been the site of multiple historical music performances. Now a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach is bringing her talents to inmates so they can make music.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the widow of a San Quentin inmate who died of COVID-19 can move forward. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San ...

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - A number of people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison have been enduring a water shortage for the past couple of days following flooding incidents within the prison ...