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May 1, 2023 · The 546 San Quentin residents on death row will continue to have death sentences, but will be transferred to the general population of prisons across the state – which is likely to give them...
Mar 17, 2023 · The San Quentin plan is the latest in the Democratic governor's efforts to reform the state's prison system, which have included ending the state's use of private for-profit prisons and placing a moratorium on executions in the state.
17 March. Getty Images. San Quentin's gas chamber was used for over 100 executions. By Madeline Halpert. BBC News, New York. California is transferring everyone on death row at San...
Dec 7, 2021 · December 7, 2021. This sketch shows San Quentin as it was in the 1870s. (CDCR file photo.) From the first days of California statehood, the fledgling government wrestled with how to handle those who broke the law. In January 1851, the Legislature designated county jails to act as state prisons.
Aug 8, 2023 · Inside California’s oldest prison, a mix of hope and fear as the governor’s $380m plan to ‘reimagine’ incarceration begins. Sam Levin in San Quentin with photographs by Felix Uribe Jr. Tue 8...
Mar 17, 2023 · Published: Mar 17, 2023. Reimagined facility will be renamed “San Quentin Rehabilitation Center” and will prioritize rehabilitation and education programs to strengthen public safety. World-renowned experts to serve on new advisory group to steer transformation.
Aug 31, 2023 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s planned transformation of San Quentin State Prison into a rehabilitation facility after decades as the home for death row inmates is being shaped by a hand-picked advisory council that is allowed to meet in secret.
