One inmate‘s organization created a monumental event that had a lasting impact on his fellow prisoners who are girl dads.

News about San Quentin Prison. Commentary and archival information about San Quentin Prison from The New York Times.

California is reenvisioning prison life, starting with San Quentin, the state's oldest and most notorious prison. Step one is changing the relationship between incarcerated people and their guards.

The Auteurs of San Quentin For the incarcerated men in the first film and TV job training program in a U.S. prison, production offers a pathway to redemption.

A guard tower stands at Folsom State Prison on Aug. 24, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers are considering more prison closures to save money as the inmate population declines.

San Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility overlooking San Francisco Bay that housed the nation’s largest Death Row and was built in 1852 ...

A former San Quentin State Prison guard has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into San Quentin.