Newsom’s past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates,” writes ...

The manhunt continued Thursday after for an inmate who walked away from San Quentin State Prison and is believed to have carjacked a vehicle overnight. Shalom Mendoza, 21, was last seen at the prison ...

POLITICAL REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN A STAPLE of the California prison system for more than 40 years. Like citizens in the free ...

SAN QUENTIN, California (KPIX) — San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, was known as America’s most dangerous prison. Now it’s working to help inmates learn ...

An inmate on death row at San Quentin State Prison died early Thursday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The CDCR says Spencer Brasure, 49, was found ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. -- After serving 15 years on a murder conviction, an San Quentin Prison inmate from the East Bay is getting his first taste of freedom. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Adnan ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. About a month after I earned my parole and was released from High Desert State Prison in 2024, my buddy Kai Bannon ...

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