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Blue state ‘prioritizing the criminals’ with $239M taxpayer-funded prison project, prosecutor says
A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the ...
Former San Quentin inmate fights for financial freedom for the incarcerated
A new art exhibit titled "The Only Door I Can Open" is offering the public a rare, intimate glimpse into the realities of ...
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San Quentin prison ceremony pays respect to incarcerated who died during the past year
THIRTEEN INCARCERATED AND formerly incarcerated individuals who died within the past year were remembered during the fourth ...
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Why a former San Quentin death-row inmate’s manuscripts are up for sale for $80,000 by a Sebastopol bookseller
Al” Jones reached out to Ben Kinmont five years ago looking for help. Today, the pair are seeking $80,000 for Jones’ ...
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One state is ‘prioritizing the criminals’ over residents with $239 million taxpayer-funded prison project
A California prosecutor is accusing his state of “prioritizing the criminals” over a $239 million taxpayer-funded prison ...
Bay Area's oldest prison is getting a Scandinavian makeover
California’s oldest and most infamous prison, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, is undergoing a groundbreaking ...
With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs
There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came together when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who raised ...
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Ninth Circuit orders California state prisons to provide treatment for personality disorders
The ruling is the latest chapter in a decades-long case over the inadequacy of the state prison system's mental health care.