Three forthcoming education and vocational training buildings by SHL and DLR Group stand to add new amenities at San Quentin, ...

Death penalty cases are increasingly rare in the Bay Area, especially after Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a moratorium on executions in 2019 and moved to dismantle San Quentin prison’s death row.

A Sacramento judge on Friday formally imposed the death penalty for Adel Ramos, who pleaded guilty to the ambush killing of ...

The state's execution chamber at San Quentin State Prison was shut down and the death row population was transferred to other maximum-security prisons around the state.

Serial killer Richard Ramirez died 12 years ago on June 7, 2013. Here's everything to know about how Richard Ramirez, a.k.a. the so-called "Night Stalker," died after being sentenced to death.

AFTER dancing with her father inside of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, Tiara Embrey has died in a head-on traffic ...

An emotional, first-ever father-daughter prom was recently held at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. The "Parent Prom" was ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

Ramirez worked as a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation K-9 officer at San Quentin State Prison from 2013 until September 2022, when he was promoted to sergeant.

California death row inmate Julian Mendez killed in Kern Valley State Prison allegedly involving more than 30 inmates, with Mario Renteria as the alleged initial attacker.

How to Survive shares six survival tricks learned inside San Quentin prison and how they apply to extreme situations. They offer practical advice on staying safe in confined, high-risk environments.