SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Visiting San Quentin, California’s oldest prison once home to a gas chamber used to execute inmates on the nation’s largest death row, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday touted a ...

Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, prosecutors say. Under ...

Some California policymakers and prison officials contend that offering more single-occupancy cells might serve the best interests of prison residents and public safety.

MARTINEZ, Calif. (WPVI) -- After serving 15 years on a murder conviction, an San Quentin Prison inmate from East Bay, California is getting his first taste of freedom. The San Francisco Chronicle ...

Incarcerated artists and community volunteers to help paint the vision of the stories, experiences, and humanity ...

Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, a case that could carry the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A California Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that San Quentin prison must reduce its population by 50% or to no more than 1,775 inmates. The ruling comes from a lawsuit by a ...

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (KGO) -- A manhunt is underway after an inmate walked away from San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin officials say. According to authorities, the inmate, Shalom Mendoza, walked ...

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A formerly incarcerated woman has joined forces with incarcerated men at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to help them create a garden that honors and remembers victims and survivors of crime. Sol ...